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Saltuklu dynasty (also spelled as Saltukids or Saltuqids) were the rulers of an Anatolian Turkish Beylik of the first period founded after the Battle of Manzikert and centered in Erzurum, who ruled between 1071 to 1202.
The Beylik was founded by Emir Saltuk, one of the commanders of the Great Seljuk Alp Arslan.
The first known Saltukid is Ali, who was ruler of Erzurum in 1103. His
son and successor was Saltuk, who succeeded him sometime after 1123.
Saltuk had a female relative, a daughter or sister, who married Shah-i-
Armind of Akhlat, Sukman II.
The Beys of Saltuk left important works of architecture, particularly in Erzurum and Tercan.
The Saltuklu dynasty is also notable for having a woman, Melike Mama
Hatun, sister of Nâsırüddin Muhammed, directly administering its realm
for an estimated nine years, between 1191 and 1200. She was later
dethroned by the Beys and replaced by her son Melikşah once she had
started searching for a husband among the Mameluk nobility. Mama Hatun
built an impressive caravanserai in the town of Tercan, where her
mausoleum also stands. Tercan itself used to be called "Mamahatun", and
is sometimes still called as such locally.
The name of the ruling dynasty of the Beylik should not be confused
with that of Sarı Saltuk, a Turkish mystic and saint; who is of later
date, more associated with western Anatolia and the Balkans (especially
Dobruja), and to whom the epic Saltuknâme is dedicated.
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