Muzaffer al-Din Yavlak Arslan was the third bey of the

Chobanids The Chobanids or the Chupanids ( fa, سلسله امرای چوپانی) were descendants of a Mongol family of the Suldus clan that came to prominence in 14th century Persia. At first serving under the Ilkhans, they took ''de facto'' control ...

. In ''

Selçukname ''Selçukname'' is an informal term used for any of a number of medieval chronicles about Seljuk history written by different authors, mostly in Persian. It is also used for the 15th century Ottoman chronicle '' Tevârih-i Âl-i Selçuk'' (''Hi ...

'', he is referred to as Melik Muzaffer al-Din.

Reign

It was understood that the task of protecting the

Seljuk Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to: * Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia * Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities * Seljuk (warlord) (di ...

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

border from the Byzantines in northwest

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

belonged to the Chobanids.

Early years

Although the Chobanids lived fairly peacefully in Arslan's early reign, other principalities definitely didn't. Anatolia was in a state of turmoil due to throne changes and the chaos of the

Ilkhanate The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate ( fa, ایل خانان, ''Ilxānān''), known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (, ''Qulug-un Ulus''), was a khanate established from the southwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. The Ilkhanid realm, ...

Mongols however Yavlak Arslan elected to continue with his father's policy of loyalty to the Ilkhanate.

Death

In 1292, the leader of the Ilkhanate,

Arghun Khan Arghun Khan (Mongolian Cyrillic: ''Аргун хан''; Traditional Mongolian: ; c. 1258 – 10 March 1291) was the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate, from 1284 to 1291. He was the son of Abaqa Khan, and like his father, was a dev ...

, died and was succeeded by his brother

Gaykhatu Gaykhatu (Mongolian script:; ) was the fifth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. He reigned from 1291 to 1295. His Buddhist baghshi gave him the Tibetan name Rinchindorj () which appeared on his paper money. Early life He was born to Abaqa and Nukdan Kha ...

. The Turks of Anatolia led a revolution. Seeing the opportunity, the vassalised Seljuq Sultan,

Mesud II Ghiyath al-Dīn Me’sud ibn Kaykaus or Mesud II ( 1ca, مَسعود دوم, ''Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs'' ( fa, غياث الدين مسعود بن كيكاوس) bore the title of Sultan of Rûm at various times between 1284 and 13 ...

's brother Kilij Arslan V, rebelled against his brother. When

came to Anatolia with his army, Kilij Arslan moved to Yavlak Arslan's capital, Kastamonu, and organized the

Turkmens Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...

there. Muzaffer al-Din Yavlak Arslan's side in this rebellion is mixed. Although he wrote that he opposed Mesud and Kilij Arslan organised the Turkmen in Kastamonu, some sources wrote that Muzaffereddin Yavlak Arslan opposed Kılıçarslan and was killed by him. As a result, Muzaffer al-Din Yavlak Arslan was killed during the rebellion, and the region was given to the Seljuq commander Shams al-Din Yaman Jandar, whose descendants were to found the Jandarid Principality in the same region. His grave is thought to be in Aşköprü or Kastamonu.

In popular culture

In the

Turkish TV series Turkish television series ( tr, Türk dizileri) has grown radically since the 2000s. Most dramas reflect Turkish culture and are the country's most well known economic and cultural exports. Turkey is the world's fastest growing television series e ...

, '' Kuruluş: Osman,'' he is portrayed by the Turkish actor . A historian was concerned over the fact that such an important and great person from history was being portrayed in a negative way, but

Mehmet Bozdağ Mehmet Bozdağ (born 1 January 1983 ) is a Turkish screenwriter, film producer, and film director, director. He is also the founder and owner of production company Bozdağ Film. Early life Bozdağ was born in Kayseri, Turkey and educated at S ...

, the producer of the series, assured him that after a few episodes, Yavlak Arslan will end up becoming a 'real hero'. Later on, Mehmet's claims turned out to be correct.

References

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