Beylik of Teke explained

Conventional Long Name:Beylik of Teke
Common Name:Teke
Religion:Sunni Islam
Era:Late Medieval
Government Type:Monarchy
Year Start:1321
Year End:1423
P1:Sultanate of Rum
S1:Ottoman Empire
Flag Type:Flag of Teke according to the Catalan Atlas.
Image Map2:Yivli Minaret Mosque Antalya.jpg
Map Caption2:Yivli Minare Mosque, a symbol of Antalya, built by the Beylik of Teke 1375
Capital:Antalya
Common Languages:Old Anatolian Turkish
Leader1:Yunus Bey
Leader2:Osman Çelebi
Year Leader1:1321–?
Year Leader2:?–1391 and 1402–1423
Title Leader:Bey

The Anatolian beylik of Teke (Turkish: Tekeoğulları Beyliği, 1321–1423), with its capital at Antalya, was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm.

History

The Teke dynasty started with a split of territories between two brothers of the neighboring Beylik of Hamidid dynasty. Yunus Bey became the first ruler of the beylik. The inhabitants spoke Anatolian Turkish[1]

Legacy

The Turkish province of Antalya was named the sub-province (sanjak) of Teke until the early years of the Republic of Turkey. The peninsula west of Antalya is called Teke Peninsula.

List of rulers

  1. Yunus Bey (1319–1324)
  2. Mahmud Bey (1324–1328)
  3. Sinânüddin Hızır Bey (1328–1355)
  4. Dadı Bey (1355–1360)
  5. Mübârizüddin Mehmed Bey (1360–1380)
  6. Osman Çelebi (1380–1391)
  7. (Ottoman rule, 1391–1402)
  8. Osman Çelebi (1402–1421)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Kimdir?� Biyografi Bankas� - FORSNET.