List of Seljuk Hane in Turkey
The list of the Seljuk Hane in Turkey shows the Hane of the Seljuks in what is now Turkey. The Hane were walled hostels on caravan routes as caravanserais . Travelers could spend the night there safely with their animals and merchandise and stock up on food. Large caravanserais also served as a warehouse and trading center for imported and exported goods.
The Sultans of the Rum Seljuks built a network of caravanserais in Anatolia , especially in the 13th century . The original, Seljuk caravanserais had workshops, offered medical care, and had bathrooms, kitchens, tea and coffee shops. Music bands played for entertainment. There was a room for prayer near the entrance gate. Some stations also had small mosques in the courtyard. The services on the caravan routes were free of charge; fees only had to be paid in the cities.
| Surname | Construction year | builder | Todays use | Place, district | image |
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| Ağzıkarahan (Hoca Mesud Han, Kiosk Cami Han) | 1231-1240 | Mesud, son of Abdullah (a wealthy merchant) under Sultan Kai Kobad I. | Privately owned, café, hotel | Agzikara ; Aksaray |
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| Akça Derbent | unknown | unknown | few ruins | Elbistan , Elbistan | |
| Akbaş Hanı | unknown | unknown | Ruins; under restoration | Akbaş ; Karatay | |
| Akhan (Goncalı) | 1253/54 | Şeyfettin Karasungur Ibn Abdullah, Emir of Lâdik under Sultan Kai Kaus II. Or Karasungur Ben Abdullah, brother of the vizier Jalal al-Din Karatay. | currently closed | Goncalı ; Pamukkale | |
| Akhan (Aksaray) (Kılıç Arslan Han) | 1156-1192 | Sultan Kılıç Arslan II. | few remains of the wall | Yenikent ; Aksaray | |
| Alara Han | 1230/31 | Sultan Ala ad-Din Kai Kobad I. | Private property; Use as a café and bazaar | Okurcalar ; Alanya |
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| Alayhan | between 1150 and 1190 | probably Sultan Kılıç Arslan II. | currently closed. | Alayhanı ; Aksaray |
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| Altinapa Han | 1201/02 | Şemsettin Altinapa, vizier of Sultan Sulayman Shah | flooded by the Altinapa reservoir | Selçuklu ; Konya |
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| Argıthan (Argit Altinapa Han) | 1201 | Sipehsalar Şemsettin Altinapa; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | Ruin; is to be renovated | Argıthanı ; Ilgın | |
| Atabey Hanı | unknown | Muzaveruddin Yavlak Aslan; | only the outer walls are still standing | Elma Yakasi ; Kastamonu | |
| Burma Han (Çalti Han) | between 1229 and 1242 | Emir Ahmed Shah of Mengücek | only foundations available | Çaltı ; Divriği | |
| Büyük Han (Çarmelik Hanı) | unknown | unknown | Municipal Museum | Buyukhan ; Bozova | |
| Çakalli Han (Taş Han) | between 1237 and 1244 | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau II. | closed | Çakalli ; Kavak | |
| Çakirsaz Han (Anitkaya Han) | End of the 13th century | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau III. or Mas'du II. | museum | Altıntaş ; Altıntaş; | |
| Çardak Han (Hanâbâd; Hanbat) | 1230 | Marshal Esedüddin Ayaz bin Abdullah eş-Şihabi; under Sultan Kai Kobad I. | Museum; | Çardak ; Çardak; |
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| Çay Hanı (Taş Han; Ebûl Mücahid Yusuf bin Yakub Hanı) | 1278/79 | General Ebûl Mücahid Yusuf bin Yakub under Sultan Kai Chosrau III. | Cafe, restaurant | Çay ; Çay |
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| Çekereksu Hanı (Kadışehri Han) | 1239 to 1240 | Mahperi Hatun, wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | ruin | Kadışehri ; Yozgat | |
| Çınçınli Sultan Hanı (Saraykent Sultan Han) | 1238 | Mahperi Hatun, wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | ruin | Saraykent ; Yozgat | |
| Çiftlik Han (Çamlıbel Han) | 1238 to 1240 | Mahperi Hatun, wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | ruin | Çamlıbel ; Tokat | |
| Cırgalan Han (Kagı Han) | 13th Century | unknown; | Ruins | Kocasinan ; Kayseri | |
| Çoğulhan (Afşin-Çavlı Hanı; Çavlı Han) | 1212 to 1240 | Ismat al-Dunya wal'l-Din, the first wife of Sultan Kai KausI. or Mubariz al-Din Chavli, Emir of Elbistan and Umara. | only remains of the wall preserved | Çoğulhan ; Afşin | |
| Derebucak Tol Han (Afşin Çavlı Hanı) | Early 13th century | Mubariziddin Cavli, Emir and Atabek of Elbistan Derebucak; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | only remains of the wall preserved | Derebucak ; Konya | |
| Deve Han | 1207 to 1210 | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | few remains of the wall | Seyitgazi ; Seyitgazi | |
| Dibi Delik Han (Hocaci Han, Akbaşi Han, Akyokuş Han) | 1200-1210 | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | Cafe and restaurant | Meram ; Konya |
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| Dipli Dumluca Han (Kara Han) | between 1250 and 1300 | unknown; | ruin | Dumluca ; Divriği | |
| Doğala Han (Doğan Han; Derinkuyu-Doğala Han) | between 1200 and 1250 | unknown | Ruin; Renovation planned | Dogala ; Derinkuyu | |
| Dokuzun Han (Dokuş-Derbent Han) | 1210 | Emir Haji Ibrahim Ibn Abu Bakr, under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | restaurant | Docuz ; Selçuklu | |
| Dolay Han (Derinkuyu-Dolay Han) | unknown | unknown | I received part of the outer wall | Til Köyü ; Derinkuyu | |
| Durağan Han (Durak Han, Boyabat-Vezirköprü Han, Pervane Süleyman Han) | 1266 | Vizier Mu'in al-Din Suleyman bin Ali under Sultan Kai Chosrau III. | urban; Warehouse, bazaar | Duragan ; Duragan | |
| Eğret Han | 1260-78 | Muineddin Suleyman, Minister under Sultan Kai Chosrau III. | urban; storage hall | İhsaniye ; İhsaniye | |
| Eğirdir-Han (Eğridir Han, Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev Han, Pinarbaşı Han) | 1229-38 | Sultan Ala ad-Din Kai Kobad I. and Kai Chosrau II. | Field of ruins | Egirdir ; Egirdir |
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| Eli-Kesik Han (Derbent Han) | 1200-1210 | unknown, under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | Field of ruins | Afşin ; Afşin | |
| Emir Serafettin Ejder Han | 13th century | Emir Serafettin Ejder Bey | Urban; currently closed | Iğdır ; Iğdır | |
| Ertokuş Han (Gelendost Han) | 1253/54 | Emir Mübarüziddin Ömer Ertokuş under Sultan Kai Kobad I. | currently closed | Yeşilköy ; Gelendost |
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| Esab-ı Kehf Han (Afşin Han) | 1232 to 1233. | Emir Nasr ad-Din Hasan Ibn Ibrahim under
Sultan Kai Kobad I. |
museum | Başüstü ; Afşin | |
| Evdir Han (Korkuteli Han) | between 1215 and 1219 | Sultan Kai Kobad I. | ruin | Düzlerçamı ; Döşemealtı |
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| Ezinepazar Han (Cavuş Han, Ine Pazar Han) | 1238-1246 | Mahperi Hatun, wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | Urban; cultural use | Ezinepazar ; Amasya | |
| Haci Hafiz Han (Bahri Han) | 1201 to 1225 | unknown, under the rule of Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | ruin | Sarıcalar ; Selçuklu | |
| Hanobaşı Han (Kubatlı Han) | Early 13th century | unknown, | ruin | Hanobaşı ; Pazarcık | |
| Hekim Han (Taş Han) | 1218-1220 | Ebu Salim Ben Ebil-Hasan el-Sammas, personal physician to Sultan Kai Kobad I. | Urban; cultural use | Hekimhan ; Hekimhan | |
| Horozlu Han (Ruzapa Han, Orozlu Han, Lala Ruzbe Han, Rube Han) | 1246-1249 | Emir and Atabeg Camedar Esudüddin Ruz Apa under Sultan Kai Kaus II. | Restaurant and warehouse | Konya ; Konya | |
| Hüyükburun Han | unknown | unknown | closed | Hüyükburun ; Ayrancı | |
| Ibrahim Şah Han | unknown | unknown | Ruin, excavations since 2014 | Esenkent ; Merkez | |
| İncir Han | 1238/39 | Sultan Kai Kobad I. | Ruin, renovation planned | Seydikoy ; Bucak |
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| Ispile Han (Basakpınar Han) | 13th Century | unknown | little remains of the wall | Basakpınar ; Talas | |
| Kadınhan | 1223 | Devlet Hatun, daughter or wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | bazaar | Kadınhanı ; Kadınhanı | |
| Karatay Han | 1219 to 1241 | Grand Vizier Celâleddin Karatay among the sultans | Private property; Use as a café and hotel | Karadayı (Bünyan) ; Bünyan |
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| Kargi Han (Kargı Han) | 1237 to 1246 | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Izz ad-Din Kilij Arslan II. | ruin | Beydiğin ; Manavgat | |
| Kayseri Han | 1247 | Grand Vizier Celâleddin Karatay among the sultans | Wall remains | Kayseri ; Kayseri |
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| Kesik Köprü Han | 1268 | Nureddin Cebrail Bin Caca, vizier, emir and Atabey of Kirşehir under Sultan Kai Chosrau III. | museum | Kesikköprü ; Kirşehir | |
| Kırkgöz Han | 1237 to 1246 | ʿIṣmat al-Dunyā waʾl-Dīn, the third wife of Kai Kobat I.
under Sultan Kai Chosrau II , her father-in-law |
cultural use | Bıyıklı ; Döşemealtı |
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| Kızılören Hanı (Yazıönü Han, Atlı Han, Kızılviran Han, Emir Kandemir Han, Yazonu Han and Yaz Han) | 1205/06 | Emir Kandehir (also: Kandemir; Kutlu; Kutluğ bin Muhammed) under Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | formerly restaurant, closed since 2017 | Kızılören ; Meram |
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| Küçük Kızılören Hanı | Early to mid-13th century | probably under Sultan Kai Kaus I. or Kai Kobad I. | closed | Kızılören ; Meram |
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| Köprüköy Han | 1297 | Vizier Çoban Sulduz under Sultan Mas'du II. | only some walls preserved | Köprüköy ; Köprüköy | |
| Kuruceşme Han (Hanönü Han) | 1207 to 1210 | Emir Kandehir (also: Kandemir; Kutlu; Kutluğ bin Muhammed) under Sultan Kai Chosrau I. | restaurant | Kızılören ; Meram | |
| Kurum Han (Kuru Han) | between 1250 and 1300 | unknown; | few foundation walls | Altınelma ; Afşin | |
| Makit Hanı (Denizli Han) | Late 13th, early 14th century | unknown; | ruin | Denizli ; Keban | |
| Mamahatun Kervansarayı | Late 13th century | unknown; | museum | Tercan ; Tercan |
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| Mircinge Han (Divriği Han) | Mid 13th century | Emir Ahmed Shah of Mengücek | only foundations available | Handere ; Divriği | |
| Nurhak Han | between 1250 and 1300 | unknown; under Sultan Kai Chosrau II. or Kai Kaus II. | ruin | Kıyılar ; Nurhak | |
| Obruk Hanı | between 1220 and 1250 | unknown; under Sultan Kai Chosrau II. or Kai Kaus II. | in renovation; closed | Obruk ; Karatay |
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| Öresun Han (Öresin Han; Örsin Han, Tepesi Delik Han) | 1188 | Prince Melih Sultan Şah; Son of Sultan Kilic Arslan II. | Private; Restaurant, bazaar | Bebek ; Aksaray |
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| Pazar Han (Pazar Hatun Han, Mahperi Hatun Han, Hatun Han) | 1238/39 | Mahperi Huand Hatun, a wife of Sultan Kai Kobad I. | and mother of Sultan Kai Chosrau II. | Privately owned, restaurant | Pazar ; Pazar | |
| Sahipata Han (İshaklı Han) | 1249/50 | Ali Husain, son of the vizier Sahib Ata Fahr al-Din Ali
under Sultan Kai Kaus II. |
museum | Sultandağı ; Sultandağı | |
| Șarapsa Han (Serapsu, Şarabsa, Sarafşa, Şarafsa Hanı) | 1240 to 1245 or 1237 to 1238 | Sharab-sâlâr Emir Asad al-Din Aya under
Sultan Kai Chosrau II. |
Private property; Night club, restaurant | Payallar ; Alanya |
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| Sarıhan (Avanos Han, Saru Han) | probably around 1250 | unknown, under Sultan Kai Kaus II. | cultural use | Avanos ; Avanos |
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| Sevdilli Han (Elbistan-Sevdili Han) | between 1225 and 1250 | unknown | only remnants of the wall | Sevdilli ; Hanobası | |
| Sultanhanı ( Aksaray ) | 1229 | Sultan Kai Kobad I. | museum | Sultanhanı ; Aksaray |
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| Sultan Han (Kayseri) | between 1232 and 1236 | Sultan Kai Kobad I. | museum | Sultanhanı; Buyuktuzhisar ; Bünyan | |
| Susuz Han | 1244 to 1246 | unknown; under the reign of Sultan Kai Chosrau II. | closed; Museum planned | Susuz ; Bucak |
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| Zalmanda Han | Middle of the 13th century | unknown; | closed | Altınekin ; Altınekin | |
| Zazadin Han (Sadettin Han) | 1235 to 1237 | Emir Sâdeddin Köpek; Vizier under Sultan Kai Kobad I. | closed | Tömek ; Selçuklu ; | |
| Zivarık Han (Zivarek Han) | 14th Century | unknown | restaurant | Ölmez ; Altınekin |
literature
- Gül Asatekin, Georges Charlier (Ed.): Along Ancient Trade routes: Seljuk caravanserais and landscapes in Central Anatolia . Maasland Editors, Rekam-Lanaken 1996
- Hakki Acun: Anadolu Selçuklu Dönemi Kervansarayları . TC Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları, Ankara 2007