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Kayqubad I (Rum)
Sultan of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, born in Anatolia in 1188, died in Konya in 1237.…
Timeline
- 1188–1220Konya · RumSon of Kaykhusraw I, in his early years he received the title of malik and served as governor of Tokat and other places. After his father's death in 1211 he contested the throne with his brother Kaykaus I, failed, and was imprisoned until his release and accession after his brother's death in 1220.
- 1220Konya · RumHe ascended after his brother Kaykaus I died in 1220 (not directly after his father Kaykhusraw I's death in 1211), consolidated rule over the Anatolian interior, captured coastal fortresses such as Kalonoros (later Alanya), and developed trade and agriculture.
- 1220–1237Sivas · RumHe continued to expand cities such as Konya and Sivas, built caravanserais, bridges, and irrigation systems, and attracted poets and scholars, making Rum one of the most prosperous Islamic polities in West Asia on the eve of the Mongol storm.
Sources
- Kayqubād I | Seljuq sultan — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kayqubad-I
- A History of the Seljuks: Ibrahim Kafesoğlu's Interpretation and the Resulting Controversy — Gary Leiser (trans.) (1988)
- Kayqubad I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayqubad_I