Kay-Khusraw I

sultan of Rūm

Also known as: Ghiyās ad-Dīn Kay Khusraw I, Kaikhosrau

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Ghiyāṣ al-Dīn Kay-Khusraw I, also known as Kay-Khusraw I, was a significant sultan of the Anatolian Seljuk state. He reigned from 1192–1196 and again from 1205–1211. Kay-Khusraw I played a crucial role in reunifying the Seljuk state after a period of division among princes. He expanded the Seljuk territories, notably capturing the port of Antalya on the Mediterranean coast in 1207, which provided the Seljuks with a vital outlet for trade beyond the Anatolian plateau. He also established commercial treaties with Italian city-states. His reign marked a period of resurgence for the Anatolian Seljuks, laying the groundwork for their future power.1

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…the Seljuq sultan of Rūm, Kay-Khusraw, who had given asylum to the emperor Alexius, failed to persuade Theodore to abdicate, he invaded Theodore’s territory in the spring of 1211. Theodore, however, defeated and killed Kay-Khusraw in battle and also captured and imprisoned Alexius.
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…the Seljuq sultan of Rūm, Kay-Khusraw, who had given asylum to the emperor Alexius, failed to persuade Theodore to abdicate, he invaded Theodore’s territory in the spring of 1211. Theodore, however, defeated and killed Kay-Khusraw in battle and also captured and imprisoned Alexius.
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Anatolia
Seljuq expansion
…a Byzantine princess, Ghiyās̄ al-Dīn Kay-Khusraw I (Kaikhosrau; 1192–96, 1205–11), seized Konya in 1205 with the aid of the Greek lord Maurozomes and the frontier Turkmens. Under this ruler and his two sons and successors, ʿIzz al-Dīn Kāʾūs I (1211–20) and ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Kay-Qubādh I (1220–37), the Anatolian Seljuqs achieved…
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…a Byzantine princess, Ghiyās̄ al-Dīn Kay-Khusraw I (Kaikhosrau; 1192–96, 1205–11), seized Konya in 1205 with the aid of the Greek lord Maurozomes and the frontier Turkmens. Under this ruler and his two sons and successors, ʿIzz al-Dīn Kāʾūs I (1211–20) and ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Kay-Qubādh I (1220–37), the Anatolian Seljuqs achieved…
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