Abstract:

Chobanids (Çobanoğulları), a Turkish principality (beylik), was founded by the Seljuks at the end of the 12th century in Kastamonu. The rulers of Chobanids, under the patronage of the Seljuk Sultans, carried out political and military activities during the 13th century, leading to social, cultural and economic development of Kastamonu and its environs. Kastamonu was considered a safe haven during the reign of Hüsameddin Çoban, a Seljuk commander and the founder of the Chobanids, and his grandson, Muzafferedin Yavlak Arslan. Therefore, many scholars, poets and other men of literature moved to this city and lived under the patronage of these rulers. During the reign of Yavlak Arslan, such works of architecture as mosques, madrassahs, hospitals, public baths, caravansaries, lodges and so on were built in and around Kastamonu, and the city made significant progress in terms of population growth and urbanization. In this respect, the mosque and the madrassah which were built in Taşköprü on behalf of Yavlak Arslan is of remarkable significance. This study deals with the status of these buildings known as Muzaffereddin Gazi Madrassah and Mosque and their waqfs during and after the reign of Candaroğlu Süleyman Pasha I

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