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Seljuk Capital of Konya

Type Object Region Turkey Time c. 1097–1277

Konya (ancient Iconium) was the capital of the Sultanate of Rum from the late 11th century, located in central Anatolia and commanding the western Si…

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  1. 1161–1165Alaeddin Hill (Alaeddin Tepe) · KonyaIn the early 1160s Kilij Arslan II concentrated the centers of government at the citadel on Alaeddin Hill in Konya, strengthening the guard garrison and court ceremonial, restoring the capital as the sole political core of the sultanate after the end of the civil war between brothers.
  2. 1165–1170Alaeddin Mosque · KonyaIn the 1160s the sultanate continued to expand the Alaeddin Mosque and its ancillary buildings in Konya, reinforcing the capital's religious symbolism with stone structures and geometric decoration, attracting artisans and scholars, and driving Konya's transformation from a military fortress into a comprehensive metropolis.
  3. 1168–1170Konya · KonyaBy the late 1160s Konya, at the junction of the Anatolian–Persian–Syrian trade routes, gathered the trade of silk, spices, and metalware; Persian scholars and Sufi preachers successively settled there, laying the social foundation for the city's emergence in the 13th century as a center of Islamic scholarship and mysticism (as in the era of Rumi).

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