68 - The Wandering Sultan

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of the Sultanate of Rum following the Third Crusade and the subsequent rise of a new Sultan.

In the aftermath of the disaster of the march of the Third Crusade across Anatolia, the Sultanate of Rum falls apart. The elderly Sultan of Rum is forced to wander across Anatolia seeking aid to return to the throne. And we say goodbye to the Limping Lion, and bring to the throne the next Roman Sultan - the Sultan who will come to inaugurate the golden age of the Seljuks of Rum.

People in this episode

Host: The Turkish History Podcast

Topics covered

• Sultanate of Rum
• Third Crusade
• Anatolia
• Seljuks
• historical figures
• political turmoil

Keywords

• Sultanate of Rum
• Third Crusade
• Anatolia
• Seljuks
• historical decline
• political history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seljuks of Rum

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