Dulkadir
The Dulkadir or Zulkadir ( Turkish Dulkadiroğulları ) were an important Beylik in Anatolia from 1337 to 1522 and belonged to the Oghuz tribe Bayat . Their capital was Elbistan .
They immigrated to Anatolia under Hasan Dulkadir Bey and came under the influence of the Mamluks . Zeyneddin Ahmet Karaca Bey took part in the Mamluk campaigns against Lesser Armenia . The Dulkadir occupied the pastures between Maraş and Elbistan. From there they extended their rule further.
The Dulkadir people mainly consisted of the Oghusian tribes Bayat, Afshar and Begdili . It is uncertain which of this group the rulers of the Dulkadir belonged to. The Beylik was founded in the Maraş and Elbistan region and spread to Kırşehir and Mosul . They ruled over Maraş, Kayseri , Elazığ , Antep , Malatya and Adıyaman . The Dulkadir were related to the Ottomans and related by marriage. Later they got into the conflict between the Ottomans and the Mamluks of Egypt . With the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I , the Dulkadir became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1522.
buildings
The Dulkadir left behind some structures. These include mosques, madrasas, Türbe, bridges and fortifications. Some of the structures are:
- Alaüddevle Bey Cami in Elbistan from 1501
- Ümmet Baba Camii in Elbistan from 1500
- Alaüddevle Bey Camii in Antep
- Ulu Cami and Bagdadiye Medresesi in Maraş
- Ulu Cami in Adıyaman
- Hatuniye Medresesi in Kayseri
- Balim Sultan Türbe at Hacıbektaş
- A bridge on the way from Kayseri to Sivas
Coins
Except for the ruler Şehsuvar Bey, none of the Dulkadir had their own coins minted, as they were vassals of the Mamluks and Ottomans and used their currencies.
Ruler
| Reign | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1337-09 / 1353 | Zeyneddin Ahmet Karaca Bey |
| 1353-1386 | Garseddin Halil Bey |
| 1386-05 / 1398 | Şaban Süli Bey (Sevli Bey) |
| 1398-09 / 1399 | Sadaka Bey |
| 1399-1442 | Nasireddin Mehmed Bey |
| 1442-1454 | Suleyman Bey |
| 1454-1465 | Melik Arslan Bey |
| 1465-1467 | Şahbudak Bey |
| 1467-1472 | Şehsuvar Bey |
| 1472-1480 | Şahbudak Bey |
| 1480-06 / 1515 | Alaüddevle Bozkurt Bey |
| 1515-1522 | Ali Bey |