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Karaman Beylik's Power
In the 1330s the Karaman Beylik (Karamanoğulları dynasty) maintained a powerful autonomous domain in south-central Anatolia;…
Timeline
- 1333–1337Larende · AnatoliaAfter succeeding his father Ala al-Din Ali Bey, Mehmed Bey integrated the Turkic tribes and towns of the Karaman lands, strengthened control of the passes along the northern Taurus foothills, and expanded Larende as a political center.
- 1337–1339South-central Anatolia · AnatoliaKaraman clashed repeatedly with the Ottomans, Aydın, and other beyliks along the frontiers. Karaman claimed succession to the Roman legacy of Anatolia, politically challenging the Ottoman rise, and maintained complex diplomatic and military relations with other Turkic powers.
Sources
- The Nature of the Early Ottoman State — Heath W. Lowry (2003)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Karamān — Claude Cahen