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Germiyan Beylik

Type Event Region Turkey Time 1330–1339

In the 1330s the Germiyan Beylik (Germiyanid dynasty), centered on Kütahya, held much of southwestern Anatolia, controlling routes to the Aegean hint…

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  1. 1330–1334Kütahya · AnatoliaDuring Süleyman Shah's reign, with Kütahya as capital, Turkic tribes of southwestern Anatolia were integrated and important towns including Afyon and Simav were controlled, establishing a stable system of local rule.
  2. 1334–1339Southwestern Anatolia · AnatoliaGermiyan bordered the Ottomans to the east, Aydın to the west, and looked toward Karaman in the south, sitting at a crossroads of multiple powers. In the 1330s it maintained independence through marriages and military action, and sought opportunities to expand its frontiers amid Byzantine decline.

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