Alp Yürek was the second bey of the

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

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 that the

, after the

Battle of Kösedağ A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...

, did not cause any problems to the new ruler of Anatolia, the

Ilkhanate The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known ...

, and accepted to pay taxes to them. Although it is not known when and how Alp Yurek died, it can be accepted that he died in a war since he is referred to as a martyr in the sources. After him, his son Muzaffereddin Yavlak Arslan became the head of the principality .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmud Bey 13th-century people from the Ottoman Empire Chobanids History of Kastamonu