Group of realms · 1202–1249
Allegiance of Sultanate of Rum to Abbasid Caliphate
Allegiance of Sultanate of Rum to Abbasid Caliphate brings together several realms, from 1202 to 1249. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1216, its lands covered about 515,669 km².
One of the realms of Seljuk Empire and Sultanate of Rum. The Seljuks were a clan of Oghuz Turks from the steppes east of the Aral Sea who converted to Sunni Islam. Led by the brothers Tughril and Chaghri, they defeated the Ghaznavids at Dandanaqan in 1040 and swept into Iran, and Tughril entered Baghdad in 1055 as protector of the Abbasid caliph, who named him sultan.
See Allegiance of Sultanate of Rum to Abbasid Caliphate on the map in 1216
- On the map
- 1202–1249
- Greatest extent
- 1216, about 515,669 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Sultanate of Rum · Wikidata Q975405
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1202–1205 | 487,730 km² |
| 1206–1209 | 497,537 km² |
| 1210–1215 | 515,504 km² |
| 1216–1226 | 515,669 km² |
| 1227–1240 | 515,477 km² |
| 1241–1249 | 515,476 km² |