Güneri of Karaman

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Güneri of Karaman was the third

His father was Karaman Bey. After his elder brother Mehmet I was executed by the Mongols in 1277,



he became the leader of the beylik. Early years of his reign were eventless. But in 1284 he took advantage of the civil war in Seljuk lands and he suppo

Guneri Bey
گونری بیگ
4th Beg of Karamanid
Reign1277-1300
Predecessor Mehmed
Successor Mahmud
Born1248
Died1300 ( aged 52)

rted two infants for the Seljuk throne (not much different from the policy of Mehmet I.) In turn, he was declared a beylerbey of Seljuks. But upon the intervention of Arghun (Mongol khan) he had to recede to his own territory to the south of Seljuk lands. In 1287 he attacked Tarsus, then a part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. However Seljuks and Mongols who supported Leon II of Armenia invaded his territory, burned his capital Karaman and forced him to recede once more. Next year he accepted the suzerainty of Seljuks. [1] In 1294, he recaptured Alaiye an important port on the Mediterranean Sea which was recently captured by a coalition of Armenians and the Kingdom of Cyprus from the Seljuks. [2]

He died in 1300. He was succeeded by his brother Mahmut.

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References

  1. Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt I, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 243-244
  2. Karaman governor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2012-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
Regnal titles
Preceded by Bey of Karaman
1277–1300
Succeeded by