Eshrefids
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The Eshrefids or Ashrafids (Modern Turkish: Eşrefoğulları or Eşrefoğulları Beyliği ) was a 13th-14th century Turkish Anatolian beylik.
Eshrefids / Eşrefoğulları | |||||||||
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| 1280–1326 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Beyşehir | ||||||||
| Common languages | Turkish | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||
| Bey | |||||||||
• 1280 | Suleiman I ibn Eshref Bey | ||||||||
• 1326 | Suleiman II Bey | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | 1280 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1326 | ||||||||
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Capital
Foundation
It was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
End of dynasty
The dynasty ended when Mubariz al-Din Mehmed was executed by Timurtash.
List of rulers
| Bey | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Suleiman I ibn Eshref Bey | 1280–1302 | Founder of the Eshrefids. |
| Mubariz al-Din Mehmed Bey | 1302–1320 | |
| Suleiman II Bey | 1320–1326 | |
See also
Literature
- Claude Cahen: Pre-Ottoman Turkey, 1969