The Karamanids, also known as the Emirate of Karaman and Beylik of Karaman, was a Turkish Anatolian beylik of Salur tribe origin, descended from Oghuz Turks, centered in south-central Anatolia around
Page from the Quran manuscript made for Halil of Karaman. Konya, 1314. Mevlâna Museum
Tiled mihrab niche from the Karamanoglu Ibrahim Bey Imaret, Karaman, now displayed in the Tiled Kiosk of Istanbul
Alaattin Ali of Karaman, also Alaeddin Ali, was a bey of Karaman Beylik, a Turkish principality in Anatolia in the 14th century. Like most other Karaman beys, Ali Bey was a rival of the rising Ottoman
Coin struck by Ala al-Din in Laranda.