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Kayqubad II

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1239–1257 Also known as Kayqubad III

Kayqubad II (c. 1238/39–1256/57), youngest son of Kaykhusraw II of the Sultanate of Rum by a Georgian consort, shared rule with his brothers Kaykaus …

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  1. 1249–1254Kayseri · AnatoliaIn 1249, to preserve Seljuk nominal sovereignty, vizier Shams al-Din Isfahani made Kayqubad II co-sultan alongside his half-brothers Kaykaus II and Kilij Arslan IV. Kayqubad was designated heir due to his mother's favor, but in the 1250s real power was dispersed among the brothers and under Mongol supervision; he himself was frail and young, and mainly active in eastern domains such as Sivas.
  2. 1255–1257Road between Anatolia and Mongolia · AnatoliaIn 1254 Möngke Khan demanded Kaykaus II personally come to the khan's court; the brothers agreed at Kayseri that Kayqubad II would go in his stead. He delayed until 1256 before setting out, and on the way witnessed Bayju assembling cavalry and moving west into Anatolia, sending a letter to his brother urging compliance with Mongol demands. Soon after, Kayqubad died suddenly en route to the khan's court; vizier Baba Tughra'i was suspected but nothing was proven, and his tomb lies in the wasteland between Anatolia and Mongolia.

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