Beylik of Germiyan

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The Beylik of Germiyan was a prominent 13th–15th century Turkish principality in western Anatolia that played a key role in the political fragmentation following the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum and later became an important territory absorbed by the rising Ottoman Empire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Beylik of Germiyan canonical 2
Germiyan Beylik 1
Germiyanid beylik 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anatolian beylik
Turkish principality
former state
absorbedBy Ottoman Empire
borderedBy Beylik of Aydın
Beylik of Karaman
Beylik of Menteşe
Beylik of Saruhan
Ottoman beylik
capital Kütahya
continent Asia
country Anatolia
culture Oghuz Turkic
Persian-influenced court culture
endTime 15th century
ethnicGroup Turks
foundedAfter decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
governmentType hereditary monarchy
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
historicalSignificance key intermediary between Seljuk and Ottoman rule in western Anatolia
integratedInto Ottoman provincial system
language Arabic
Old Anatolian Turkish
Persian
linked to: Persian language
laterStatus vassal of the Ottoman Empire
legacy contributed territory and manpower to early Ottoman state
locatedIn western Anatolia
linked to: Western Anatolia
militaryRole buffer state between Ottomans and other Anatolian beyliks
namedAfter Germiyan
notableRuler Süleyman Shah of Germiyan
Yakup I of Germiyan
partOf post-Seljuk Anatolian beyliks
playedRoleIn political fragmentation of Anatolia
politicalImportance major power in western Anatolia before Ottoman expansion
politicalStatus independent principality
predecessor Sultanate of Rum
region Aegean Region of Anatolia
linked to: Aegean Region
religion Sunni Islam
rulingDynasty Germiyanid dynasty
startTime 13th century
successor Ottoman Empire
territoryIncludes Afyonkarahisar region
Kütahya region
linked to: Kütahya Province

Uşak region
linked to: Uşak Province

parts of western Anatolia

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum successor Beylik of Germiyan
Beylik of Karaman sharesBorderWith Beylik of Germiyan
Ottoman Beylik sharesBorderWith Germiyan Beylik
linked to: Beylik of Germiyan
Anatolian beyliks hasPart Germiyanid beylik
linked to: Beylik of Germiyan