Germiyanids

The Germiyanids, also known as the Beylik of Germiyan, were a dynasty that controlled parts of western Anatolia from approximately 1300 to 1429. They first appeared in 12th-century chronicles and reappeared in historical records in 1239 near Malatya, where they suppressed the Babai revolt. Relocating to western Anatolia due to Mongol invasions, Germiyan gained sovereignty around 1300 with the decline of the Sultanate of Rum. Under Yakub I, they warred with the Ottomans and the Byzantine Empire. The Germiyanid realm, including its capital Kütahya, was largely transferred to Ottoman control as a dowry in 1387. After a period of Ottoman rule and restoration by Timur, the Germiyanids were ultimately dissolved in 1429.