Beylik of Çubukoğulları
Çubukoğulları | |||||||||
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| 1085–1112 | |||||||||
| Capital | Harput (modern Elazığ) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Old Anatolian Turkish | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Bey | |||||||||
• 1085–1092 | Çubuk | ||||||||
• 1092–1112 | Mehmet | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||
• Established | 1085 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1112 | ||||||||
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Beylik of Çubukoğulları (Turkish: Çubukoğulları Beyliği, literally "sons of Çubuk") was a small and short-lived principality centred on Harput (modern Elazığ in Turkey) between 1085 and 1112.
Çubuk was a commander in the Seljuk army. After the battle of Malazgirt in 1071, he was tasked with capturing the important fort of Harput (modern Elazığ). He captured the fort[1] and continued making conquests in the surrounding area. He founded a principality under the suzerainty of the Seljuk Empire that included Palu, Genç, Çemişgezek, and Eğin (modern Kemaliye).
Çubuk was succeeded by his son Mehmet after 1092.[2] After Mehmet's death in 1112 or 1113, the Beylik was incorporated into the realm of Artuqids.
References
- ^ An essay about the history of Elazığ Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Çemişgezek Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine