The Anatolian beylik of Teke (Turkish: Tekeoğulları Beyliği, 1321–1423), with its capital at Antalya, was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm.
Beylik of Teke | |||||||||
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| 1321–1423 | |||||||||
 Flag of Teke according to the Catalan Atlas. | |||||||||
 Map of the Anatolian beyliks (Turkish) | |||||||||
 Yivli Minare Mosque, a symbol of Antalya, built by the Beylik of Teke c. 1375 | |||||||||
| Capital | Antalya | ||||||||
| Common languages | Old Anatolian Turkish | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Bey | |||||||||
• 1321–? | Yunus Bey | ||||||||
• ?–1391 and 1402–1423 | Osman Çelebi | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | 1321 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1423 | ||||||||
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History
editThe Teke dynasty started with a split of territories between two brothers of the neighboring Beylik of Hamidid dynasty. Yunus Bey became the first ruler of the beylik. The inhabitants spoke Anatolian Turkish[1]
Legacy
editThe Turkish province of Antalya was named the sub-province (sanjak) of Teke until the early years of the Republic of Turkey. The peninsula west of Antalya is called Teke Peninsula.
List of rulers
edit- Yunus Bey (1319–1324)
- Mahmud Bey (1324–1328)
- Sinânüddin Hızır Bey (1328–1355)
- Dadı Bey (1355–1360)
- Mübârizüddin Mehmed Bey (1360–1380)
- Osman Çelebi (1380–1391)
- (Ottoman rule, 1391–1402)
- Osman Çelebi (1402–1421)
See also
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