Ramazan Dynasty

Ramazan Dynasty, Turkmen dynasty (c. 1352–c. 1610) that ruled in the Çukurova (Cilicia) region of southern Anatolia. In 1352 Ramazan, founder of the dynasty, was recognized by the Mamlūk sultan of Egypt as the ruler of the Üçok branch of Oğuz Turkmen in Çukurova. After a period of attempts to overthrow Mamlūk suzerainty, the dynasty’s principality about 1418 came under direct Mamlūk control and lost its significance. With the extension of Ottoman territories to the...