Beylik of Menteşe

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Anatolian beylik Turkish principality

The Beylik of Menteşe was a medieval Anatolian Turkish principality centered in southwestern Asia Minor, known for its maritime activities in the Aegean and its role in the fragmentation of Seljuk authority before Ottoman consolidation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Menteşe beylik	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anatolian beylik ⓘ Turkish principality ⓘ
architecture	Beçin Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Firuz Bey Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ İlyas Bey Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Beçin NERFINISHED ⓘ Milas NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastline	Gulf of Fethiye NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Gökova NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
currency	akçe ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ timber export ⓘ
endTime	1420s ⓘ early 15th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Turks ⓘ
followedBy	Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder	Menteşe Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hasRuler	Ahmed Gazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibrahim Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ Menteşe Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesud Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	buffer between Latin powers and inland Anatolian states ⓘ contributed to fragmentation of Seljuk authority ⓘ
knownFor	maritime activities in the Aegean ⓘ naval power ⓘ piracy in the Aegean ⓘ trade with Aegean islands ⓘ
language	Old Anatolian Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia Minor ⓘ southwestern Anatolia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Aydın Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Muğla Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
namedAfter	Menteşe Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Anatolian beyliks NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Sultanate of Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Caria NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
rulingDynasty	House of Menteşe NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	c. 1260s ⓘ late 13th century ⓘ
subsequentIncorporation	Ottoman Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beylik of Germiyan → borderedBy → Beylik of Menteşe ⓘ

Anatolian beyliks → hasPart → Beylik of Menteşe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menteşe beylik