Kaykhusraw I
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Kaykhusraw I, the eleventh and youngest son of Kilij Arslan II, was Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. He succeeded his father in 1192, but had to fight his brothers for control of the Sultanate, losing to his bro
Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw I bin Qilich Arslan. Second reign, AH 601–608 (AD 1204–1211)
Modern statue of Kaykhusraw I in Antalya, sculpted by Meret Öwezov
Sultanate of Rum
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The Sultanate of Rum, or Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, was a culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim state established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks follow
Kaykhusraw I
…كَیخُسرو or Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw ibn Kilij Arslān; Persian: غياثالدين كيخسرو بن قلج ارسلان), the eleventh and youngest son of Kilij Arslan II, was Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. He succeeded his father in 1192, but had to fight his brothers for control of the Sultanate, losing to his brother Suleiman II in 1196. He ruled it…
Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned, Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156–1192.
Frieze with Sultanate of Rum horseman, Konya Palace, 1156-1192.
Sultan Kayqubad I (r.1220–1237) or a notable of his court, seated in Turkic style and holding a flower, symbol of eternal life. Kubadabad Palace, late 1220s.
Enturbaned and bearded figure of a likely high-ranking official, holding an inscribed tablet in his hand. Kubadabad Palace, late 1220s.