- Saltuklu
Saltuklu dynasty (also spelled as "Saltukids" or "Saltuqids") were the rulers of an
Anatolian Turkish Beylik of the first period founded after theBattle of Manzikert and centered inErzurum , who ruled between1071 to1202 . Thebeylik was founded by Emir Saltuk, one of the commanders of the Great SeljukAlp Arslan .The first known Saltukid is Ali, who was ruler of Erzurum in 1103. His son and successor was Saltuk, who succeeded him sometime after 1123. Saltuk had a female relative, a daughter or sister, who married Shah-i- Armind of
Akhlat ,Sukman II . [Cahen, pp. 106-107]The Beys of Saltuk left important works of architecture, particularly in Erzurum and
Tercan .The Saltuklu dynasty is also notable for having a woman,
Melike Mama Hatun , sister ofNâsırüddin Muhammed , directly administering its realm for an estimated nine years, between1191 and1200 . She was later dethroned by the Beys and replaced by her sonMelikşah once she had started searching for a husband among theMamluk nobility. Mama Hatun built an impressivecaravanserai in the town ofTercan , where her mausoleum also stands. Tercan itself used to be called "Mamahatun", and is sometimes still called as such locally.The name of the ruling dynasty of the beylik should not be confused with that of
Sarı Saltuk , a Turkish mystic andsaint ; who is of later date, more associated with westernAnatolia and theBalkans (especiallyDobruja ), and to whom the epicSaltuknâme is dedicated.Notes
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* [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKpz_2CkoWEC&pg=PR10&lpg=PP1&vq=saltuqids&dq=new+islamic+dynasties&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=LkaIO80Cs6of_SpkqIX6rCWQE0U (limited preview)] cite book | title = The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual ISBN 0748621377|author=
Clifford Edmund Bosworth |publisher=Edinburgh University Press | year= 2004|language=English
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* [http://www.ottomanstore.com/switch.php?file=ProductInfo&cat_id=82&product_id=1146 (Book cover)] cite book | title = Anadolu'da ilk Türk mimarisi: Başlangıcı ve gelişmesi ("Early Turkish architecture in Anatolia: Beginnings and development) ISBN 975-16-0264-5|author= Oktay Aslanapa|publisher=AKM Publications,Ankara | year= 1991|language=Turkish
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