Polity · 1060 CE – 1313 CE
Sultanate of Rum
سلجوقیان روم
- Peak recorded area
- 367,806 km²
- 1094 CE
- Rulers on record
- 20
- from 1060 CE
- Data series
- 18
- 1093 CE–1200 CE
Overview
The Sultanate of Rum, or Seljuk Empire of Rum, was a Sunni Muslim state with an extensive Turco-Persian culture, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rum) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The name Rum was a synonym for the medieval Roman Empire and its peoples, as it remains in modern Turkish.
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Territory
15 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1313 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Population2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 6.24score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 35Kpersons1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population | 1.8Mpersons1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 0.8333score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 0.8333score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 1score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 6levels1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 5.44score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 275Ksq km1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 4.5levels1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 4levels1093 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 0.82score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 4.83score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 0.9score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 0.98score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 4.54score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels2 obs · 1100 CE–1200 CE | 4score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
20 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- QutalmishSultan of Rum1060 CE – 1064 CE
- Suleiman ibn QutulmishSultan of Rum1074 CE – 1086 CE
- Kilij Arslan ISultan of Rum1092 CE – 1107 CE
- Malik ShahSultan of Rum1107 CE – 1116 CE
- MesudSultan of Rum1116 CE – 1156 CE
- Kilij Arslan IISultan of Rum1156 CE – 1192 CE
- Kaykhusraw ISultan of Rum1192 CE – 1196 CE
- Suleiman IISultan of Rum1196 CE – 1204 CE
- Tughril ibn Kılıç Arslan IISultan of Rum1202 CE – 1225 CE
- Kilij Arslan IIISultan of Rum1204 CE – 1205 CE
- Kaykaus ISultan of Rum1211 CE – 1220 CE
- Kayqubad baraa ISultan of Rum1220 CE – 1237 CE
- Kaykhusraw IISultan of Rum1237 CE – 1246 CE
- Kaykaus IISultan of Rum1246 CE – 1262 CE
- Kayqubad IISultan of Rum1249 CE – 1257 CE
- Kilij Arslan IVSultan of Rum1249 CE –
- Kaykhusraw IIISultan of Rum1266 CE – 1284 CE
- Mesud IISultan of Rum1284 CE – 1297 CE
- Kayqubad IIISultan of Rum1297 CE – 1303 CE
- Mesud IIISultan of Rum1306 CE – 1307 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Persian
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sultanate of Rum is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.