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Sultanate of Rum

Type Object Region Anatolia Time 1077–1308

The Sultanate of Rum was a Turkic-Islamic polity established in Anatolia in 1077 after breaking away from the Great Seljuk Empire, with Konya as its …

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  1. 1161–1162Konya · KonyaAfter defeating his brother Shahanshah in 1159, Kilij Arslan II further eliminated remaining separatist forces in 1161–1162, firmly centering the polity on Konya, unifying the Seljuk territories of Anatolia, and ending the drain on administration and military caused by fraternal civil war.
  2. 1163–1170central Anatolian frontier · AnatoliaIn the 1160s Manuel I repeatedly planned eastern campaigns into Anatolia; Seljuk light cavalry responded with a combination of mounted-archery harassment and fortress defense. The two sides alternated between peace negotiations and conflict, with several small-scale engagements around the Halys River (Kızılırmak) basin circa 1167, leaving the frontier in dynamic equilibrium.
  3. 1161–1170Anatolian trade routes · AnatoliaIn the 1160s the sultanate built additional caravanserais along Anatolia's main roads and strengthened tariff collection; Konya, as a hub for silk and spice transit, attracted Persian and Syrian merchants, and its fiscal and supply capacity supported subsequent warfare against Byzantium.

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