Sultanate of Rum

The Sultanate of Rum, or Seljuk Empire of Rum, was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The name Rum was a synonym for the medieval Roman Empire and its peoples, as it remains in modern Turkish. The name is derived from the Aramaic and Parthian names for ancient Rome, via the Greek Ῥωμαῖοι meaning Anatolia. It is considered to be the beginning of Turkish history in Anatolia.

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1077 — 1307  Wikimedia, Wikidata

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1077 — 1307 Sultanate of Rum

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A selection of ghazals from the Diwan-i-Shams of Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) and the diwan of his son Baha al-Din Sultan Walad, Seljuk Anatolia, late 13th - early 14th century

Tile from Hunat Hatun Baths in Kayseri. 1237-38 Kayseri Archaeological Museum, inv. 75-665

Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned in a tile from Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156-92

Double-headed eagle, with al-Sultan inscription on the chest. Kubadabad, 1220s

The Mediterranean Lands after 1204 by William R. Shepherd

الدولة الزنكية

Sinop bilingual inscription of Kaykaus I

Konya Karatay Ceramics Museum Kubad Abad Palace find 2324

نشان سلسله سلجوقیان

Vlajka Rúmu

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Gevele	battle, Sultanate of Rum, Beylik of Karaman, Karaman Bey	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1084	Siege of Antioch	Byzantine Empire, siege, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1084	Siege of Antioch	siege, Sultanate of Rum, Principality of Philaretos Brachamios	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1085	Battle of Kurzahil	battle, Sultanate of Rum, Uqaylid dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1086	Battle of Ain Salm	Seljuk Empire, Sultanate of Rum, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1101	Battles of Heraclea	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, battle, Sultanate of Rum, Danishmendid dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1101	Battle of Mersivan	Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of France, Sultanate of Rum, Danishmendid dynasty, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1107	Battle of Mosul	battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1111	Siege of Zovk	siege, Sultanate of Rum, Armenian Principality of Cilicia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1113	Battle of Cotyaeum	Byzantine Empire, Sultanate of Rum, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1116	Battle of Bolvadin	Byzantine Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1116	Battle of Philomelion	Byzantine Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1120	Battle of Şiran	Byzantine Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum, Artuqids, Danishmendid dynasty, Mengujekids	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1146	Expedition to Iconium	Byzantine Empire, military expedition, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1147	Battle of Dorylaeum	Holy Roman Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1147	Battle of Laodicea	Holy Roman Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1147	Battle of the Meander	Crusades, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1151	Fall of Turbessel	Byzantine Empire, battle, Zengid dynasty, Sultanate of Rum, Artuqids	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1177	Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir	Byzantine Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1182	Siege of Cotyaeum	Byzantine Empire, Sultanate of Rum, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1190	Battle of Philomelion	Holy Roman Empire, battle, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1190	Battle of Iconium	Holy Roman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Hungary, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1202	Battle of Basian	Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Sultanate of Rum, Mengujekids, Zakarid Armenia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1207	Siege of Antalya	battle, siege, Empire of Nicaea, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1211	Battle of Antioch on the Meander	battle, Empire of Nicaea, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1216	Cilicia Campaign of Kaykaus I	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Sultanate of Rum, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1218	Battle of Keban	battle, Sultanate of Rum, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1221	Battle of Sudak	Empire of Trebizond, Sultanate of Rum, Kievan Rus', Cumania, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1221	Siege of Kalonoros	Byzantine Empire, siege, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1230	Battle of Yassıçemen	battle, Empire of Trebizond, Sultanate of Rum, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Khwarazmian Empire, Ayyubid Sultanate, Seljuk dynasty	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1243	Battle of Köse Dağ	Mongol Empire, battle, Empire of Trebizond, Sultanate of Rum, Akhaltsikheli, Principality of Khachen	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1281	Second Battle of Homs	Kingdom of Georgia, Ilkhanate, battle, Knights Hospitaller, Mamluk Sultanate, Sultanate of Rum, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1302	Azat Mousa's invasion of Georgia	invasion, Sultanate of Rum, Samtskhe atabegate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1303	Battle of Vashlovani	battle, Samtskhe atabegate, Sultanate of Rum	Wikidata
event	war	1147	Second Crusade	Denmark, Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, Duchy of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire, Knights Templar, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Flanders, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Republic of Genoa, Papal States, Fatimid Caliphate, Kingdom of Leon, Kingdom of England, Zengid dynasty, Knights Hospitaller, Kingdom of Sicily, Principality of Antioch, Duchy of Normandy, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Kingdom of Poland, March of Styria, Duchy of Bar, Order of Saint Lazarus, County of Savoy, Sultanate of Rum, religious war, Republic of Pisa, Duchy of Bohemia, March of Montferrat, Nizari Ismaili state	Wikidata
event	war	1225	Khwarazmian–Georgian wars	Kingdom of Georgia, Eldiguzids, Sultanate of Rum, Khwarazmian Empire, Ayyubid Sultanate, series of wars	Wikidata
commons	image		A selection of ghazals from the Diwan-i-Shams of Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) and the diwan of his son Baha al-Din Sultan Walad, Seljuk Anatolia, late 13th - early 14th century		Commons
commons	image		Tile from Hunat Hatun Baths in Kayseri. 1237-38 Kayseri Archaeological Museum, inv. 75-665		Commons
commons	image		Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned in a tile from Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156-92		Commons
commons	image		Double-headed eagle, with al-Sultan inscription on the chest. Kubadabad, 1220s		Commons
commons	image		The Mediterranean Lands after 1204 by William R. Shepherd		Commons
commons	image		الدولة الزنكية		Commons
commons	image		Sinop bilingual inscription of Kaykaus I		Commons
commons	image		Konya Karatay Ceramics Museum Kubad Abad Palace find 2324		Commons
commons	image		نشان سلسله سلجوقیان		Commons
commons	image		Vlajka Rúmu		Commons