- Aydınoğlu
The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu with its capital first in
Birgi , and later inAyasluğ (present daySelçuk ), was one of the frontier principalities established in the 14th century byOghuz Turks after the decline ofSultanate of Rum . It is named after its founder Aydınoğlu Mehmed Bey.The Beylik of Aydınoğlu also held parts of the port of
İzmir all through their rule and all of the port city with intervals. Especially during the reign of Umur Bey, the sons of Aydın were a significant naval power of the time [cite web | url = http://www2.let.uu.nl/Solis/anpt/ejos/pdf/VG07.pdf Chapter V of Ottoman-Venetian diplomatics, the Ahd-Names | title = "Venice and the Turkoman Begliks of Menteşe and Aydın" |author= Hans Theunissen|publisher=Utrecht University | access date=|language=English ] .The Beylik was incorporated into the
Ottoman Empire for the first time in 1390, and after the passage ofTamerlane in Anatolia in 1402 and the ensuing period of troubles that lasted until 1425, its territories became again part of the Ottoman realm, this time definitely.The
Bey s of Aydınoğlu left important architectural works, principally inBirgi andAyasluğ (Selçuk ), their capital cities.The city of
Aydın was named after the dynasty.ee also
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İsa Bey Mosque
*Anatolian Turkish Beyliks
*Ottoman Empire References
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