🐎 Turks in Anatolia (Turkish States before the Ottomans)
…scientists such as Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi lived during this period, and Konya became an important center of science and culture. Struggle against the Crusaders: The Seljuks of Rum largely halted the advance of the Christian West by mounting a successful defense against the Crusades. The Era of Anatolian Principalities (Beyliks) Following the weakening of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in the 13th century due to the Mongol invasion and internal turmoil, many small Turkish principalities (Beyliks) (Karamanids, Germiyanids, Aydinids…
