Eshrefids

The Eshrefids or Ashrafids (Modern Turkish: Eşrefoğulları or Eşrefoğulları Beyliği ) was a 13th-14th century Turkish Anatolian beylik.

Capital

Its capital was in Beyşehir.

Foundation

It was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.

End of dynasty

The dynasty ended when Mubariz al-Din Mehmed was executed by Timurtash.

List of rulers

• Suleyman ibn Eshref Bey (1280–1302)
• Mubariz al-Din Mehmed Bey (1302–1320)
• Suleyman II Bey (1320–26)

See also

• Eşrefoğlu Mosque

Literature

• Claude Cahen: Pre-Ottoman Turkey, 1969

References