Eşref Dynasty

Turkmen dynasty
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Also known as: Ashraf dynasty
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Ashraf

Eşref Dynasty, Turkmen dynasty (c. 1290–c. 1326) that ruled in Beyşehir, west of Konya in central Anatolia. The dynasty traced its origins to a Turkmen tribe that was settled by the Seljuqs of Anatolia on the western frontier. The family’s founder, Eşref oğlu Sayfeddin Süleyman I, was a Seljuq emir who played an important role in Seljuq dynastic struggles during the reign (1283–98) of the Seljuq sultan Masʿūd II. Süleyman was appointed regent to the sons of the deposed Seljuq sultan, Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kay-Khusraw, by Masʿūd’s opponents in 1285, but he submitted to Masʿūd when the sultan consolidated his power. ...(100 of 185 words)