Beylik of Çubukoğulları
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Beylik of Çubukoğulları was a small and short-lived principality in East Anatolia
Anatolia
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, Turkey
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 between 1085 and 1112.

Çubuk was a commander in the Seljuk army. After the battle of Malazgirt in 1071, he fought in East Anatolia and was tasked with capturing the important fort of Harput (modern Elazığ
Elazig
Elâzığ is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey and the seat of Elâzığ Province. It has a population of331,479 according to the 2010 census, and the plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1067 metres....

). He captured the fort and continued making conquests in the surrounding area. He founded a principality under the suzerainty of the Great Seljuk Empire that included Palu, Çemişgezek
Çemisgezek
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, and Eğin (modern Kemaliye
Kemaliye
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).

Çubuk was succeeded by his son Mehmet after 1092. After Mehmet's death in 1112 or 1113, the beylik was incorporated into the realm of Artukids.
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