Sa’d al-Din Köpek was a court administrator under two 13th century Seljuq Sultans of Rum and is known for his indirect role in the subjugation of the Sultanate of Rum by the Mongol Empire due to his disloyalty and aim for greater power during the turbulent 13th century in Anatolia.
A portrait of Sa'd al-Din Köpek
'Zazadin Han' built by Sa'd al-Din Köpek
Kubadabad Palace or Kubad Abad Palace was a complex of summer residences built for sultan Kayqubad I (1220–1237), ruler of the Sultanate of Rum. The palace is located on the southwestern shores of Lake Beyşehir in south-west Central Anatolia, Turkey, just over 100 kilometers west of the Seljuq capital at Konya.
Image: Konya Karatay Ceramics Museum Kubad Abad Palace find 2318
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