The House of Mengüjek (Modern Turkish: MengüçoÃÂullarñ, Mengücek BeyliÃÂi or Mengüçlü BeyliÃÂi; the reigning dynasty is known as Mengujekids or Menkujakids) was a Turkish Anatolian beylik (principality) of the first period, founded after the Battle of Manzikert. The Mengujekids ruled the regions of Erzincan, Kemah, à Âebinkarahisar and DivriÃÂi in Eastern Anatolia in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Little is known about the founder Mengüjek Ghazi. He was probably one of the commanders of the Great Seljuk, and his principality seems to have been founded in the years following the battle. The beylik was split into the Erzincan and DivriÃÂi branches after the death of Emir ðshak in 1142. By 1178, Behramà Âah, of the Erzincan branch, had proved their allegiance to the Rum Seljuks through marriage. While the DivriÃÂi branch under à Âahinà Âah, recognized the Sultanate of Rum as their overlords by declaring it on their copper coins.
The Erzincan branch was subjugated by the Sultanate of Rum in 1228, and the DivriÃÂi branch was ended by the Ilkhanate in 1277.
The Mengüjek dynasty is remembered primarily for its monuments in DivriÃÂi. The DivriÃÂi Great Mosque was built in 1228 by Ahmed Shah. The adjoining medical center, or Darüà Âà Âifa, was built in the same year by Turan Melik, daughter of the Mengüjek ruler of Erzincan, Fahreddin Behram Shah. Both buildings are on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Sayf al-Din à Âahinà Âah's coinage, of which there are three known varieties in copper, captures the essence of Seljuk dominance as it was felt in Divrigi in late twelfth-century Anatolia. , which dates to 1171âÂÂ2, is inscribed with à Âahinà Âah's name on the reverse and Kilij Arslan II's name and title on the obverse. This coin was most likely indicates a numismatic symbol of servitude to Kilij Arslan II, during the time à Âahinà Âah seized control in Divrigi. Although it is not dated, a second type of à Âahinà Âah coin lacks the name of the Seljuk sultan. This type likely refers to the time just after Kilij Arslan II's death in 1192, when the sultan's sons engaged in a civil war for the Seljuk throne.
Branch of Erzincan
Branch of DivriÃÂi