Abstract:

by XII. Since the century, the Mongols have started an invasion movement towards the Mâverâünnehir and Horasan geography where the Turks live intensely. These invasions have led to the cutting Turkmen population’s immigration movement towards Anadolu. On 3 July 1243 in the Kösedağ War, with the Turkey's Selçuklu State being defeated against the Mongols, the process of ruling the Mongols into the Anatolian geography began. At this time, the Mongolians were fighting with Turks. In order to gain profits from the Mongol Hana and their governors and nations in Anatolia, some Selçuklu state officials have also entered the violence movements against other Turkmen gentlemen, including the Karamano Sons. The Turkmen gentlemen had no other chance than to move together in Anadolu on the policies both the Mongols and the Selçuklu State implemented. Indeed, the Turkmen forces, which moved under the leadership of the Karamano Sons, with time destroyed the Mongol forces. His sons were constantly rebelled on the violent policies the Mongols implemented in Anadolu and tried to capture Konya at every opportunity. The Karaman men took the place of the Selçuklu State, which with time did not make no voice to the Mongolian occupations, and became the defenders of the Anatolian Turkey, and since 1308 he has seen himself as the prayer of the Selçukles. The Karamano Sons, who were so moving in the Anatolian geography and the strong gentleman that the Mongolian Noyanes applied with time, in the time of Mahmut Mr. took over Konya for the last time and proclaimed their status. After the death of the godly ruler Abu Said Bahadır Han in 1335 all the gentlemen in the Anatolian geography declared their sovereignty in their own influence areas, the completely independent Anatolian Baylikes appeared. In this study, the struggles between the Karamano Sons and the Mongols, who entered the struggle of sovereignty strongly after the dissolution of the Turkish Selçuklu State, will be examined and the struggles of the period will be placed in this axis.

Abstract:

Since XII. Century, Mongols started an invasion movement to Transoxiana / Maveraünnehir and Khorasan/Horasan geographies where Turks live intensively. These invasions caused immigration of intense Turkmens population towards Anatolia. In 3rd July 1243 Battle of Kose Dagh, Mongols dominance process on geography of Anatolia started because of defeat of Turkey Seljuks State face to Mongols. In this period, Mongols fought especially with Turkmens. Because, also some of Seljuk high state officials set to violence against other Turkmen Seigniories especially Karamanids for the purpose of generating profit from Mongols’ Khan and their governor and Noyans on Anatolia.Turkmen Seigniory has no chance than acting together on Anatolia because of policies applied by both Mongols and Seljuks State. Thus, Turkmen forces who act under Karamanids put Mongols forces in difficult situation in time. Because of violence policies applied by Mongols on Anatolia, Karamanids always rebelled, and tried every opportunity to conquer Konya. Karamanids Seigniories, took place of Seljuk State which let Mongol’s occupations and slaughters pass unchallenged in time, and has seen themselves as the heir of Seljuks’ from 1308 by becoming advocate of Anatolian Turks. Karamanids who acted like this and became strong seigniory where Mongols’ Noyans consulted announced their independence by conquering Konya last time in the period of Mahmud Bey. All the Beyliks in the Anatolian geography declared their dominance in their own regions of influence and full independent Anatolian Beyliks emerged after death of ruler of Ilkhanate Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan in 1335. In this study, the struggle between Karamanids, who got into strong struggle for domination after Turkey Seljuk State’s enter into the process of disintegration, and Mongols, and place will be given to Anatolian struggles in this axis.

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