Kaykhusraw III (, ) or Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw bin Qilij Arslān (; – 1284) was between two and six years old when in 1265 he was named
Seljuq Sultan of Rûm. He was the son of
Kilij Arslan IV, the weak representative of the Seljuq line who was controlled by the
Pervane, Mu’in al-Din Suleyman.
Reign (1265-1284)
Mu’in al-Din Suleyman, empowered by the
Mongol khan
Abagha, had Kilij Arslan IV executed in 1266. The young Kaykhusraw became no more than a figurehead and played no part in the events of his reign, which were dominated first by the Pervane, the Mongol
vizier
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of
Rum and
Fakhr al-Din Ali.
In 1277, following the chaos of Mongol-dominated
Anatolia
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after the invasion of
Mamluk Sultan Baibars and his defeat of the Mongols at the
Battle of Elbistan, the
Karamanids
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under
Shams al-Din Mehmed managed to capture
Konya, briefly installing
Jimri as a puppet ruler of the Sultanate of Rum.
In 1283 Kaykhusraw was co-opted by the Mongol
Kangirtay into a revolt against the
Ilkhan sovereign
Ahmed. Kaykhusraw was executed for his involvement in the rebellion in March 1284.
Kaykhusraw III was the last
Seljuk sultan buried in the dynastic mausoleum at the
Alaeddin Camii in
Konya.
The throne of Kaykhusraw III
His throne, a fine example of Seljuq woodcarving, survives in the
Ethnography Museum of Ankara. It was previously housed in the Kızıl Bey Camii in
Ankara
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.
Manuscripts
A manuscript is known by Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥ bin Ibrāhīm, who lived at the court of Ġīyās̱ al-Dīn Kay H̱usraw III. The manuscript is dated to 1272-1273 CE. It is a collection of works in prose and in verse, with miniatures.
References
Sources
*Claude Cahen, ''Pre-Ottoman Turkey: a general survey of the material and spiritual culture and history'', trans. J. Jones-Williams, (New York: Taplinger, 1968) 284 ff.
*''Blue Guide: Turkey'' (London: A&C Black, 1995) 602.
External links
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13th-century sultans of Rum
Medieval child monarchs
1284 deaths
Year of birth unknown