Husam al-Din Choban was a commander and
bey in the
Sultanate of Rum
fa, سلجوقیان روم ()
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in the early 13th century.
During Keykavus term
He was probably a member of the
Kayı tribe which is known as the founder of the
Ottoman Empire (in the next century). According to
Ibn Bibi he was the governor of
Kastamonu in 1211–1212 period. He was active in the
Black Sea region
The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop.
It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...
, and especially in the domains of
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond, or Trapezuntine Empire, was a monarchy and one of three successor rump states of the Byzantine Empire, along with the Despotate of the Morea and the Principality of Theodoro, that flourished during the 13th through to t ...
. He was present in the peace talks between
Keykavus I
Kaykaus I or Izz ad-Din Kaykaus ibn Kayhkusraw ( 1ca, كَیکاوس, fa, عز الدين كيكاوس پور كيخسرو ''ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwūs pour Kaykhusraw'') was the Sultan of Rum from 1211 until his death in 1220. He was the eldes ...
and
Keykubat I
Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the ...
, two Seljuk princes fighting for the throne.
During Keykubat term
Choban's greatest success was his
Crimean campaign. In 1214 the Black Sea port of
Sinop was captured by the Seljuks. Main trade route was between Sinop was
Sudak in Cremea. But after the
Mongol invasions
Kypchak control on Sudak was weakened and the Seljuk-Kypcack trade suffered. Keykubat assigned Choban as the commander of the sea campaign to Sudak in 1223. Choban captured the city and the Kypchacks declared their loyalty to Keykubat. He returned to Sinop in 1224.
According to
Selçukname the history book written by
Yazıcıoğlu Ali, an Ottoman historian of the early 15th century, when Keykubat travelled to east to take precautions against a possible Mongol invasion, his regent in west Anatolia was Husam al-Din Choban with
Ertuğrul (father of
Osman I of the Ottoman Empire) and his brother being his subordinates.
[Yücel-Sevim p. 183]
The beylik
In historical documents his name is not mentioned after the campaign to Sudak. But his son
Alp Yürek
Alp Yürek was the second bey of the Chobanids. Reign
It is thought that the period of his reign was short and there was no significant development in the Principality during this time. The reason for this silence can be cited as the fact tha ...
emerged as the founder of a
beylik named Çobanoğulları.
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13th-century monarchs in Asia