Beylik of Çubukoğulları ( tr, Çubukoğulları Beyliği, literally "sons of Çubuk") was a small and short-lived principality in East

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between 1085 and 1112. Çubuk was a commander in the Seljuk army. After the

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in 1071, he fought in East Anatolia and was tasked with capturing the important fort of Harput (modern

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). He captured the fort and continued making conquests in the surrounding area. He founded a principality under the suzerainty of the

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that included

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, Genç,

Çemişgezek Çemişgezek ( ku, Melkişî; hy, Չմշկածագ, translit=Čmškacag) is a town and district of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The mayor is Levent Metin Yıldız ( AKP). The district has a population of 7,418 as of 2021. Demographics The town an ...

, and Eğin (modern

Kemaliye Kemaliye (formerly Eğin) ( hy, Ակն, Romanized Old Armenian: ''Akn'', meaning "spring") is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The town is known for its historic architect ...

). Çubuk was succeeded by his son Mehmet after 1092.Çemişgezek Mayor's page
After Mehmet's death in 1112 or 1113, the beylik was incorporated into the realm of Artuqids.

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States and territories established in 1085 1112 disestablishments States in medieval Anatolia Turkic dynasties Seljuk dynasty History of Elazığ History of Tunceli Province History of Bingöl Province {{Turkey-geo-stub