Ibrahim I of Karaman

Ibrahim I was a bey of the Karamanids, a Turkoman principality in Anatolia in the 14th century.

Ibrahim Beg
بدر الدين
Beg of Karamanid
Reign	1318-1332
Predecessor	Musa Bey
Successor	Halil Bey
Reign	1340-1349
Predecessor	Halil bey
Successor	Ahmet Bey
Born	1282
Died	1349 (aged 67)
Issue	Ahmet bey
Father	Mahmut Bey
Religion	Sunni Islam

His father was Mahmut Bey. His elder brother Musa had succeeded Mahmut in 1312. ^[1] But soon Ibrahim laid claim to throne and rebelled in 1318. Although the details of the civil war are not known, according to Ibn Battuta, the famous Arabian traveller who acted as Ibrahim's envoy to Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, he won the throne with the help of Mamluks. Between 1332 and 1340 he abdicated on behalf of his brother Halil. Upon Halil's death however, he resumed his former title. His death date is not certain. But he died no sooner than 1343 when he campaigned to Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

References

1. Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt I, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 245

Regnal titles
Preceded by Musa Bey	Bey of Karaman 1318–1332	Succeeded by Halil Bey
Preceded by Halil Bey	Bey of Karaman 1340 – c. 1350	Succeeded by Ahmet bey