Research Article

Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî's Relations with the Seljuk Emirs

Number: Mevlâna Özel Sayısı December 10, 2025
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Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî's Relations with the Seljuk Emirs

Abstract

Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî, one of the most influential figures of Anatolia in the 13th century, held a respected position in the capital city of Konya during his lifetime. He and his father, Sultan al-Ulama Baha al-din Walad, began establishing political ties from the moment they entered the borders of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm. Although Mawlana did not found a specific mystical order during his own era, he garnered a large following of people who were sincerely devoted to him. While the majority of his disciples hailed from the common populace, people from all walks of life, including artisans, attended his assemblies. He had disciples and friends not only among the subjects but also within the circles of sultans, their consorts, emirs, and statesmen of various ranks. He generally maintained his relations with the rulers through counsel and was careful not to become entangled in the political rivalries and struggles that existed among them. Among the statesmen he interacted with were figures such as Jalal al-din Karatay, Qadi Izz al-din of Konya, Emir Badr al-din Gawhartash, Rukn al-din Kılıj Arslan IV, Muin al-din Sulayman Parwana, Majd al-din Atabeg, Amin al-din Mikail, Taj al-din Mu‘tazz, Sahib Ata Fakhr al-din Ali, Alam al-din Kayser, Jalal al-din Mustawfi, Atabeg Arslandoğmuş, the Governor of Kırşehir Jajaoglu Nur al-din, and his physician Reis al-atibba Akmal al-din al-Nakhjuwani. Furthermore, Gürcü Khatun, the wife of Muin al-din Parwana, and Gömeç Khatun, the wife of Kılıj Arslan IV, were also counted among his disciples.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

History of Seljuk

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 10, 2025

Submission Date

April 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: Mevlâna Özel Sayısı

APA
Aksoy, H. (2025). Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, Mevlâna Özel Sayısı, 62-77. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1680289
AMA
1.Aksoy H. Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;(Mevlâna Özel Sayısı):62-77. doi:10.23897/usad.1680289
Chicago
Aksoy, Hatice. 2025. “Mawlana Jalal Al-Din Rumî’s Relations With the Seljuk Emirs”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. Mevlâna Özel Sayısı: 62-77. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1680289.
EndNote
Aksoy H (December 1, 2025) Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi Mevlâna Özel Sayısı 62–77.
IEEE
[1]H. Aksoy, “Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs”, Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. Mevlâna Özel Sayısı, pp. 62–77, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.23897/usad.1680289.
ISNAD
Aksoy, Hatice. “Mawlana Jalal Al-Din Rumî’s Relations With the Seljuk Emirs”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. Mevlâna Özel Sayısı (December 1, 2025): 62-77. https://doi.org/10.23897/usad.1680289.
JAMA
1.Aksoy H. Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;:62–77.
MLA
Aksoy, Hatice. “Mawlana Jalal Al-Din Rumî’s Relations With the Seljuk Emirs”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. Mevlâna Özel Sayısı, Dec. 2025, pp. 62-77, doi:10.23897/usad.1680289.
Vancouver
1.Hatice Aksoy. Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî’s Relations with the Seljuk Emirs. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;(Mevlâna Özel Sayısı):62-77. doi:10.23897/usad.1680289

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