The Eshrefids or Ashrafids (Modern Turkish: Eşrefoğulları or Eşrefoğulları Beyliği ) was a 13th-14th century Anatolian beylik.
Eshrefids / Eşrefoğulları | |||||||||
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1280–1326 | |||||||||
Capital | Beyşehir | ||||||||
Common languages | Turkish | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Government | Emirate | ||||||||
Bey | |||||||||
• 1280 | Sulayman ibn Eshref Bey | ||||||||
• 1326 | Sulayman II Bey | ||||||||
Historical era | Late Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | 1280 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1326 | ||||||||
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Capital edit
Its capital was in Beyşehir.
Foundation edit
It was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of Sultanate of Rum.
End of dynasty edit
The dynasty ended when Mubariz al-Din Mehmed was executed by Timurtash.
List of rulers edit
- Sulayman ibn Eshref Bey (1280-1302)
- Mubariz al-Din Mehmed Bey (1302-1320)
- Sulayman II Bey (1320–26)
See also edit
Literature edit
- Claude Cahen: Pre-Ottoman Turkey, 1969