Ramazan Beg
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Ramazan Beg was a Turkish
emirate
which ruled territory around Adana
from 1352 to 1608.
Ramazan Beg, from the Yuregir clan of Oghuz Turks
, founded Ramazan and made Elbistan
the capital. After the conquest of Elbistan by the emirate of Dulkadir, the capital was moved to Adana. The emirate of Ramazan lasted for 256 years but in its last 92 years existed as a vassal of the Ottomans.
Because of the Mongol invasion Üçok Turkmens moved to Anatolia in great numbers. These Turkmens were warlike and they kept fighting against the Mongols, as a result of which they were forced to leave Anatolia and move to Syria where Baibars
, the Mameluk sultan welcomed those nomads and gave them the right to settle from Antioch
to Gazze. Turkmens became a great help in Baibars' battles against Crusaders and Mongols.
As a result of Ebu Said Bahadir Khan's death, Üçok Turkmens turned their eyes on Cilicia and
they started to settle the provinces which they captured. Meanwhile Ramazan Beg was the leader of the Ramazans. With the help of the Mameluks in 1360 Adana and Tarsus were
captured, leaving only a few castles to the Armenians.
After the death of Ramazan Beg, his son Ibrahim Beg made alliance with the Karaman emirate.
Alaeddin Beg and Ibrahim Beg together tried to break the Mameluks' might in the province. After this alliance a great Mameluk army moved to the Turkmen provinces and began to plunder them but Ibrahim Beg's army achieved a great victory against the Mameluks in Belen. Also in this battle Temur Bay, the general of the Mameluks, had been captured by the Turkmens. Yilboga, the amir of Aleppo moved on to the Turkmens after this defeat and he conquered Misis Castle. Ibrahim Beg fell back to Sis but this was an Armenian province and the Armenians captured him. Then he was given to Mameluks. Quickly, Yilboga wanted Ibrahim Beg, his brother Kara Mehmed, and his mother to die. After the death of Ibrahim Beg, Yüregirs wanted to take revenge and attacked Yilboga at the pass of Saruca-Sam. Yilboga was wounded in his eye and he was lost in the field. Because of this the Mameluk army's discipline was broken and they started to flee. Yüregirs took this opportunity and launched many attacks in those provinces against the Mameluks. When the Mameluks returned to Aleppo, there were only a few hundred men left.
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
emirate
Emirate
An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim monarch styled emir.-Etymology:Etymologically emirate or amirate is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir ....
which ruled territory around Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
from 1352 to 1608.
Ramazan Beg, from the Yuregir clan of Oghuz Turks
Oghuz Turks
The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
, founded Ramazan and made Elbistan
Elbistan
Elbistan is a district in Kahramanmaraş Province in southern Turkey. Elbistan city center's population is 85,642 ....
the capital. After the conquest of Elbistan by the emirate of Dulkadir, the capital was moved to Adana. The emirate of Ramazan lasted for 256 years but in its last 92 years existed as a vassal of the Ottomans.
Because of the Mongol invasion Üçok Turkmens moved to Anatolia in great numbers. These Turkmens were warlike and they kept fighting against the Mongols, as a result of which they were forced to leave Anatolia and move to Syria where Baibars
Baibars
Baibars or Baybars , nicknamed Abu l-Futuh , was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He was one of the commanders of the forces which inflicted a devastating defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France and he led the vanguard of the Egyptian army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked...
, the Mameluk sultan welcomed those nomads and gave them the right to settle from Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
to Gazze. Turkmens became a great help in Baibars' battles against Crusaders and Mongols.
As a result of Ebu Said Bahadir Khan's death, Üçok Turkmens turned their eyes on Cilicia and
they started to settle the provinces which they captured. Meanwhile Ramazan Beg was the leader of the Ramazans. With the help of the Mameluks in 1360 Adana and Tarsus were
captured, leaving only a few castles to the Armenians.
After the death of Ramazan Beg, his son Ibrahim Beg made alliance with the Karaman emirate.
Alaeddin Beg and Ibrahim Beg together tried to break the Mameluks' might in the province. After this alliance a great Mameluk army moved to the Turkmen provinces and began to plunder them but Ibrahim Beg's army achieved a great victory against the Mameluks in Belen. Also in this battle Temur Bay, the general of the Mameluks, had been captured by the Turkmens. Yilboga, the amir of Aleppo moved on to the Turkmens after this defeat and he conquered Misis Castle. Ibrahim Beg fell back to Sis but this was an Armenian province and the Armenians captured him. Then he was given to Mameluks. Quickly, Yilboga wanted Ibrahim Beg, his brother Kara Mehmed, and his mother to die. After the death of Ibrahim Beg, Yüregirs wanted to take revenge and attacked Yilboga at the pass of Saruca-Sam. Yilboga was wounded in his eye and he was lost in the field. Because of this the Mameluk army's discipline was broken and they started to flee. Yüregirs took this opportunity and launched many attacks in those provinces against the Mameluks. When the Mameluks returned to Aleppo, there were only a few hundred men left.