Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Overview
The Qaramanids, Turkmen emirs in the land of Rum. They took a part of the land of Rum between Sivas and the land of the Banu Uthman, from Antioch and al-Alaya on the sea mountains to Konya. 1
Origin
They were on the borders of Armenia. Their ancestor is the one who defeated Hayshush ibn Lu'un, king of Sis among the Armenians, in 720 AH. 1
With the Banu Uthman
There were contacts and intermarriage between them and the Banu Uthman. Their affair lasted through the strife of the Turkmen, until their states submitted to the kings of the Banu Uthman. 1
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1553-1554
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islam.museum contributors. “Qaramanid beylik”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/qaramanid-beylik/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.