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Mehmed Bey

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time 1280–1334 Also known as Mehmed Bey of Aydın、Mubariz al-Din Mehmed Bey、Mehmed Bey

Mehmed Bey was the founder and first bey of the Aydın beylik in the early 14th century, active from around 1308 to the 1330s.

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  1. c. 1308–1320Birgi · AydınAmid the dissolution of the Sultanate of Rum, he seized the Aydın region, made Birgi his capital, integrated local Turkic tribes and Byzantine frontier castles, and established an independent beylik.
  2. 1321–1330Aydın and Smyrna · Aegean coastIn the 1320s he consolidated control from south of Bithynia to the Aegean coast, supported his son Umur's fleet-building, and made Aydın a powerful beylik with both inland agriculture and maritime raiding income.
  3. 1330–1334Birgi · AydınIn the early 1330s he entrusted more military and maritime affairs to Umur, focusing himself on internal administration and succession arrangements; he died around 1334 and was succeeded by Umur.

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