Mongol invasion of Anatolia

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The Mongol invasion of Anatolia was a series of 13th-century campaigns in which Mongol forces defeated the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, bringing much of Anatolia under Mongol suzerainty and reshaping the region’s political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century conflict
Mongol invasion
military campaign
cause Mongol desire to control trade routes through Anatolia
Mongol westward expansion
Seljuk alliance with enemies of the Mongol Empire
combatant Mongol Empire
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
commander Baiju Noyan
Möngke Khan
conflictWith Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
date 1243
effect decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
economic disruption in central and eastern Anatolia
emergence of frontier principalities in western Anatolia
increased Turkmen autonomy in Anatolia
integration of Anatolia into the Mongol imperial system
shift of regional power from Konya to local beyliks
spread of Mongol administrative practices in Anatolia
endTime late 13th century
followedBy Ilkhanate domination of Anatolia
rise of the Ottoman beylik
follows Mongol campaigns against the Khwarazmian Empire
Mongol invasion of the Caucasus
hasPart Battle of Köse Dağ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
historicalRegion Anatolian plateau
linked to: Anatolian Plate

Middle East
involves Byzantine frontier zones
Ilkhanate
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Seljuk aristocracy of Rum
Turkmen tribal groups
location Anatolia
Asia Minor
opposingCommander Kaykhusraw II
Seljuk sultan Kaykhusraw II of Rum
linked to: Kaykhusraw II
partOf Mongol invasions
linked to: Mongol conquests

expansion of the Mongol Empire
result Mongol suzerainty over the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
Mongol victory
fragmentation of Seljuk authority in Anatolia
political reorganization of Anatolia
rise of Turkmen beyliks in Anatolia
tributary status of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum to the Mongol Empire
significantEvent Battle of Köse Dağ
startTime 1240s
1242

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Seljuk Sultanate of Rum importantEvent Mongol invasion of Anatolia
Mongol conquests hasPart Mongol campaigns in Anatolia
linked to: Mongol invasion of Anatolia
Rum Seljuks event Mongol invasion of Anatolia