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The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu with its capital first in Birgi, and later in Ayasluğ (present day Selçuk), was one of the frontier principalities established in the 14th century by Oghuz Turks after the decline of Sultanate of Rum.
It is named after its founder Aydınoğlu Mehmed Bey.
The Beylik of Aydınoğlu also held parts of the port of İzmir all
through their rule and all of the port city with intervals. Especially
during the reign of Aydınoğlu Umur Bey, the sons of Aydın were a
serious naval power of their time [1].
The Beylik was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire for the first time
in 1390, and after the passage of Tamerlane in Anatolia in 1402 and the
ensuing period of troubles that lasted until 1425, its territories
became again part of the Ottoman realm, this time definitely.
The Beys of Aydınoğlu left important architectural works, principally in Birgi and Ayasluğ (Selçuk), their capital cities.
The city of Aydın was named after the dynasty.
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