Kir Fard
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Kir Fard was an Armenian Roupenian
nobleman who held the fortress of Kalonoros, later known as Alanya
, until 1221, when it was besieged by the Seljuq
Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. He surrendered his fortress in exchange for the fief of Akşehir
, and gave his daughter Hunat Hatun in marriage to Kayqubad, who later fathered Kaykhusraw II
.
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , also known as the Cilician Armenia, Kingdom of Cilician Armenia or New Armenia, was an independent principality formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia...
nobleman who held the fortress of Kalonoros, later known as Alanya
Alanya
Alanya , formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city and a component district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, from the city of Antalya. On the southern coast of Turkey, the district has an area of 1,598.51 km2 and 248,286 inhabitants...
, until 1221, when it was besieged by the Seljuq
Seljuq dynasty
The Seljuq ; were a Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries...
Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. He surrendered his fortress in exchange for the fief of Akşehir
Aksehir
Akşehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 114,918 of which 63,000 live in the town of Akşehir...
, and gave his daughter Hunat Hatun in marriage to Kayqubad, who later fathered Kaykhusraw II
Kaykhusraw II
Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol invasion of Anatolia. He led the Seljuq army with its Christian allies at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243...
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