Rûm

Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm

Turco-Persian Sultanate (1077-1308)

Location: Anatolia

Capital City: Nicaea (1077-1097), Iconium (1097-1211, 1220-1308), Sebastia (1211-1220)

Government type: Republic

Main languages: Monarchy

Main religions: Sunni Islam, Orthodox Christianity

Chronology

1077: Sultanate of Rûm separates from the Seljuk Empire

1078-1092: Seljuk vassal

1243: Battle of Köse Dağ, from this point, Turkish beyliks start breaking off from the sultanate

1243-1260: Mongol vassal

1260-1308: Ilkhanate vassal

1308: Remnants annexed by the Karamanid Beylik

Currency

Dinar (1077-1308)

1 Dinar = 60 Fals • 1 Dirham = ⁷⁄₁₀ Dinar

Coins from Rûm in the collection

•1 Dirham, Sultan Kaykhusraw III (1266-1284) (silver, Islamic#1232)