Mesud II

Mesud II
Sultan of Rum
First reign1284–1297
PredecessorKaykhusraw III
SuccessorKayqubad III
Second reign1303–1308[1]
PredecessorKayqubad III
SuccessorOffice abolished
Born1262
Died1308 ( aged 46)
Burial
Samsun, Turkey
IssueGhiyath ad-Din Mesud III
Names
Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs
DynastySeljuk
FatherKaykaus II
ReligionIslam

Ghiyath al-Dīn Me’sud ibn Kaykaus or Mesud II (Old Anatolian Turkish: مَسعود دوم, Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs; Persian: غياث الدين مسعود بن كيكاوس) bore the title of Sultan of Rûm at various times between 1284 and 1308. He was a vassal of the Mongols under Mahmud Ghazan and exercised no real authority. Mesud died in 1308, the last of the Seljuks of Rum.

  1. ^ Sümer, Faruk (2009). ANADOLU SELÇUKLULARI (PDF). Vol. 36. Istanbul: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 380–384. ISBN 978-9-7538-9566-8.

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