Mesut of Menteşe

Mesut was a bey of the Menteşe beylik an Anatolian beylik (principality).

Background

In the second half of the 13th century, the Seljuks of Anatolia became the puppet of the Mongols and the vassal Turkmen tribes began to act independently. Mesut was the son of Menteşe, a tribe leader who had settled his tribe in Caria (south west) region of Anatolia. (presently Muğla Province and parts of Aydın and Antalya Provinces of Turkey)

As a leader

After his father's death in 1282 (?), Mesut became the new bey. He controlled most of the beylik except Finike (ancient Phoenicus at the extreme east of the beylik ) which was under his brother's rule ^[1] In the early years of his reign, he fought against the Byzantine army which tried to recapture the Caria region. Mesut was able to defend his territory.^[2] After Byzantine army returned, he began attacking nearby islands. His crew was composed of Greek converts as well as the Turkmens. By this navy he attacked the island Rhodes and captured most of the island in 1300. However, in 1310 Knights Hospitaller recaptured the island with the help of Philip IV of France. Mesut tried to capture the island for the second time with the help of the Republic of Genoa. But he was not successful.^[1]

Death

Mesut died probably in 1319. He was succeeded by his son Orhan.

References

1 2 Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt I, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991, p 317-318
↑ Online history (Turkish)

Anatolian Beys

First period (11th–12th centuries)	Danishmend Gazi Gazi Gümüshtigin Yağıbasan Saltuk II Melike Mama Hatun (khatun) Çaka Bey Sökmen el-Kutbî Sökmen ibn Artuq Ilghazi Belek Ghazi Togan Arslan

Second period (13th–15th centuries)	Hüsamettin Çoban Yaman Candar İsfendiyar Bey Gazi Chelebi Nure Sofi Karaman Bey Mehmet I of Karaman Güneri of Karaman Mahmut of Karaman Musa of Karaman İbrahim I of Karaman Halil of Karaman Ahmet of Karaman Alaattin Ali of Karaman Şemseddin of Karaman Süleyman of Karaman Mehmet II of Karaman Bengi Ali of Karaman İbrahim II of Karaman İshak of Karaman Pir Ahmet of Karaman Kasım of Karaman Süleyman of Germiyan Yakup II of Germiyan Dündar of Hamidoğlu Umur of Aydın Cüneyt Bey of Aydın İlyas Bey of Saruhan Mesut of Menteşe Bozkurt of Dulkadir Shah Budak Kadı Burhaneddin

Seljuks of Anatolia, Ottoman Empire, Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu excluded

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