List of Seljuk hans and kervansarays in Turkey
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Caravanserai
A caravanserai, or khan, also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey...
and hans (inns) built during the Seljuk rule in Turkey
Turkey
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in chronological order. (13th century) There was no clear distinction between the han and the kervansaray. But usually the hans were in the cities and kervansarays were in the rural areas. Being far from the cities, kervansarays offered services like blacksmitting to caravans in addition to accommodation.
The name of the han or kervansaray is shown in the first column. In everyday speech sometimes the name of the han or kervansaray is merged with the suffix han (ie. Boz → Bozhan). The people who commissioned the construction are shown in the second column. They were sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
s (like Alaeddin Keykubad I) , mothers of sultans (like Melike Mahperi), atabegs (like Ertokuş), governors (like Karasungur) or other people with no official status. The approximate date of construction is shown in the third column and the location of the han or kervansaray with reference to the end points of the road is shown in the last column. (Where applicable, the name of the location is also given in parenthesis.)
| Name | Commissioned by | App. construction date | Location (between) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okla | Kılıç Arslan II Kilij Arslan II Kilij Arslan II was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.As Arnold of Lübeck reports in his Chronica Slavorum, he was present at the meeting of Henry the Lion with Kilij-Arslan during the former's pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1172... |
1156-1192 | Aksaray Aksaray Aksaray is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census, population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest... -Konya Konya Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:... |
| Altun Apa | Altın Apa | 1201 | Beyşehir Beysehir Beyşehir is a large town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The town is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Beyşehir and is marked to the west and the southwest by the steep lines and forests of the Taurus Mountains, while a fertile plain, an extension... -Konya |
| Argıt | Altın Apa | 1201 | Akşehir Aksehir Akşehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 114,918 of which 63,000 live in the town of Akşehir... - Konya |
| Kızılören | Emir Kutlu | 1206 | Beyşehir Konya |
| Kuru Çeşme | Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev I (?) | 1207 | Beyşehir-Konya |
| Dokuzun Derbent | Ebi Bekr | 1210 | Konya-Akşehir |
| Edvir | Izzeddin Keykavus I Kaykaus I Kaykaus I or Kayka'us I or Keykavus I was the Sultanate of Rum from 1211 until his death in 1220. He was the eldest son of Kaykhusraw I.-Succession:... |
1210-1219 | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... -Isparta Isparta Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. The city's population is 222,556 and elevation from sea level is 1035 m. Another name of the city is "City of Roses".... |
| Alay | Alaeddin Keykubad I | 1219-1236 | Aksaray-Kayseri Kayseri Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and... |
| Eshabikeyf | Nuşrateddin Hasan | 1215-1234 | Besni Besni Besni is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey, 44 km west of the city of Adıyaman. Altitude 1050m. Population of the district center is 29,102 aas of 2010). Area 133 km2... -Kayseri |
| Seyfettin Ferruh | Seyfettin Ferruh | 1215 | Konya-Seydişehir Seydisehir Seydişehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 85,456 of which 48,372 live in the town of Seydişehir.-External links:*... |
| Hekim | El Hekim El Malati | 1219-1236 | Malatya Malatya Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene... -Sivas |
| Pınarbaşı | Atabey Ertokuş | 1220 | Denizli Denizli Denizli is a growing industrial city in the Southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region.The city... -Eğirdir Egirdir Eğirdir, Turkey is a town and district of Isparta Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.-Features:Eğirdir lies between Lake Eğirdir and the Mount Sivri, and contains a castle said to have been built by Croesus, king of Lydia—though additions were built by the Romans, Byzantines and... |
| Ertokuş | Atabey Ertokuş | 1223 | Eğirdir-Konya (Gelendost Gelendost Gelendost is a town and district of Isparta Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The population is 5,219 as of 2010.-External links:* *... ) |
| Kadın | Raziye | 1223 | Konya-Akşehir (Kadınhanı Kadinhani Kadınhanı is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 41,844 of which 14,816 live in the town of Kadınhanı.-External links:* *... ) |
| Ebul Kasım Ahmet | Ebül Kasım | 1224 | Niksar Niksar Niksar is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It has been settled by many empires over the centuries, and it was once the capital city of the province.At 350 m... |
| Muhliseddin | Musliseddin | 1228 | Zile Zile ', also known as Zela, is a city and a district of Tokat Province, Turkey. Zile lies to the south of Amasya and the west of Tokat in north-central Turkey... |
| Sultan | Alaeddin Keykubad I | 1229 | Aksaray-Konya |
| Çardak | Esedüddün Ayas | 1230 | Denizli-Eğridir (Çardak Çardak Çardak is a town and a district of Denizli Province of Turkey. It is situated on the road from Denizli to Ankara near the banks of the Lake Acıgöl.Denizli's airport is in Çardak.... ) |
| Alara | Alaeddin Keykubad I | 1231-1232 | Alanya Alanya Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, from the city of Antalya. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district has an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants... -Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... |
| Sultan | Alaeddin Keykubad I | 1232-1236 | Kayseri-Sivas |
| Karasungur | Karasungur | 1235-1236 | Denizli Denizli Denizli is a growing industrial city in the Southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region.The city... |
| Sadettin (Zazadin) | Sadettin Köpek Sa'd al-Din Köpek Sa’d al-Din Köpek was a court administrator under two 13th century Seljuq Sultans of Rum.He served as Master of the Hunt and Minister of Works under Kayqubad I and, in the latter capacity, supervised the construction of Kubadabad Palace on the shore of Lake Beyşehir.As advisor to Kayqubad’s... |
1235-1236 | Aksaray-Konya |
| Kırkgöz | Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev II Kaykhusraw II Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol invasion of Anatolia. He led the Seljuq army with its Christian allies at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243... |
1236-1246 | Antalya-Isparta |
| Şarapsa | Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev II (?) | 1235-1245 | Antalya-Isparta |
| Eğridir | Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev | 1237-1238 | Eğridir |
| Ezine Pazar | Malike Mahperi | 1238-1246 | Amasya Amasya - History :Its location in this steep valley makes the city a mountain stronghold, easy to defend, and thus Amasya has had a long and prominent history.-Antiquity:... -Tokat Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey, at the mid Black Sea region of Anatolia. According to the 2009 census, the city of Tokat has a population of 129,879.-History:Tokat was established in the Hittite era.... |
| İncir | Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev II | 1238-1239 | Antalya-Isparta |
| Pazar | Melike MahPeri | 1238-1239 | Antalya-Denizli |
| Çınçınlı Sultan | Melike Mahperi | 1239-1240 | Kırşehir Kirsehir Kırşehir, formerly Macissus and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir.-History:The history of Kırşehir dates back to the Hittites... -Zile Zile ', also known as Zela, is a city and a district of Tokat Province, Turkey. Zile lies to the south of Amasya and the west of Tokat in north-central Turkey... |
| Ağzıkara | Hace Mesut | 1236-1240 | Aksaray-Kayseri |
| Karatay | Celalettin Karatay | 1240-1241 | Kayseri-Malatya Malatya Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene... |
| Susuz | Sadık Ağa | 1244-1246 | Antalya-Isparta |
| Ruz Apa | Camedar Ruzapa | 1246-1249 | Akşehir-Konya |
| Yeni | Karasungur | 1249-1250 | Denizli |
| İshaklı | Sahip Ata Sâhib Ata Fakhr al-Din Ali, better known as Sâhib Ata or Sâhip Ata, held a number of high offices at the court of the Sultanate of Rum from the 1250s until his death in 1288. He was the dominant personality in Anatolia after the death of the Pervane Mu’in al-Din Suleyman in 1277... |
1249 | Afyon-Akşehir (Sultandağ) |
| Karatay | Celalettin Karatay (?) | 1253 | Konya |
| Boz | Karasungur | 1253-1254 | Denizli-Eğridir |
| Durağan | Pervane Süleyman Pervâne The Pervâne Mu‘in al-Din Suleyman was for a time a key player in Anatolian politics involving the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, the Mongol Ilkhanate and the Mamluks under Baybars.- Biography :... |
1266 | Boyabat Boyabat Boyabat is a town and district of Sinop Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Ermiş .Boyabat has a population of 50,000 in the town itself. The town is in the Gökırmak valley located 100 km south of Sinop over the mountain range along the Black Sea coast.The town is... -Vezirköprü Vezirköprü -History:Vezirköprü has been dated to the Hittites who had established the first town some 2,5 kilometres away from the present city.... |
| Ilgın | Sahip Ata | 1267-1268 | Akşehir-Konya (Ilgın Ilgin Ilgın is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 75,681 of which 26,698 live in the town of Hadim.-Etymology:... ) |
| Kesikköprü | Cacabey | 1268 | Aksaray-Kırşehir |
| Çayhan | Ebül Mücahit Yusuf | 1278-1279 | Afyon-Akşehir (Çay Çay Çay is a town and a district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. the mayor is Ali Yakut .-Settlements:*Akkonak, Çay*Armutlu, Çay*Aydoğmuş, Çay*Bulanık, Çay*Cumhuriyet, Çay*Deresinek, Çay*Devederesi, Çay*Eber, Çay... ) |
| Dibli | 1292 | Divriği Divrigi Divriği is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The town lies on gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river.... -Harput |