The Sultanate of Rum was a Seljuk state in Anatolia, founded by Suleiman ibn Qutulmish after the Seljuk victory over the Byzantines at Manzikert, and so it became the first Turkish state in the region. Its name comes from Rum, the Muslim word for the lands of the Roman Empire. The capital was first Nicaea, then Konya, and the sultanate fought the Crusaders and the Byzantines and created a rich culture in architecture and poetry, with the mystic Rumi living in Konya. The Mongols defeated it at Kose Dag, after which it became a vassal state and broke into small principalities, among them that of the Ottomans.
Before and after
- 1070Construction of Windsor Castle
- 1072Construction of Durham Castle
- from 1075 to 1124Investiture controversy
- 1077Rise of Anushtegin dynasty
- from 1077 to 1307Sultanate of Rum
- from 1079 to 1318House of Hohenstaufen
- 1079Birth of Peter Abelard
- 1080Construction of Speyer Cathedral
- from 1081 to 1185Komnenos
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- 1473Construction of Sistine Chapel
The era
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