Sâhib Ata
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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. He is perhaps best remembered for the charitable foundations he established in cities across the Sultanate of Rum
.
Fakhr al-Din’s sons, the Sahib Ataids, established a short-lived principality centered in Afyonkarahisar
, which the neighboring Germiyanids absorbed ca. 1341.
Sultanate of Rûm
The Sultanate of Rum , also known as the Anatolian Seljuk State , was a Turkic state centered in in Anatolia, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the court of the sultanate was highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also functioned at times as capitals...
from the 1250s until his death in 1288. He was the dominant personality in Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
after the death of the Pervane Mu’in al-Din Suleyman
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 :...
in 1277. He is perhaps best remembered for the charitable foundations he established in cities across the Sultanate of Rum
Sultanate of Rûm
The Sultanate of Rum , also known as the Anatolian Seljuk State , was a Turkic state centered in in Anatolia, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the court of the sultanate was highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also functioned at times as capitals...
.
Fakhr al-Din’s sons, the Sahib Ataids, established a short-lived principality centered in Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
, which the neighboring Germiyanids absorbed ca. 1341.