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16-583: It was founded in 1251 by the vizier Jalal al-Din Qaratay (d. 1254) during the joint rule of the brothers Kayqubad II , Kaykaus II , and Kilij Arslan IV . The madrasa was built next to the Küçük Karatay Madrasa, which no longer exists. The monument was built after the Mongol invasions of Anatolia and as a result the design is not strictly Seljuk in nature. Jalal al-Din is most likely buried in

32-643: A madrasa) should be Hanafi ...", likely because the Seljuk rulers were largely Hanafi. The tile manufacture of the madrasa was likely coordinated by Muhammad al-Tusi, a master ceramicist from the Iranian city of Tus in Khurasan, who was also responsible for the tile decoration of the Sırçalı Madrasa . The madrasa has a rectangular floor plan measuring approximately 31.5 by 26.5 metres (103 by 87 ft). It

48-529: A side room of the Karatay Madrasa, which contains a cenotaph. In the records of Shams al-Din Ahmad Aflaki , a biographer of Rumi , the madrasa was a place where gatherings of both Sufis and scholars took place. Despite the recorded presence of Sufis, the document listing the madrasa's endowment (waqfiyya) states: "And he [the founder] stipulated that the müderris (teacher of Islamic law in

64-648: A weak constitution and was likely seven years old at the time of his father’s death in 1246. The vizier to the sultan, Shams al-Din Isfahani , seeking to defend a degree of Seljuk sovereignty in Anatolia from the Mongols , put Kayqubad II on the throne together with his two elder brothers, Kaykaus II and Kilij Arslan IV. In 1254 the Mongols asked that Kaykaus II, then nineteen years old, come in person to Möngke ,

80-404: Is entered through a vestibule on the southeast side, at the corner of the building. From the outside, the entrance features a highly ornate stone portal featuring Arabic inscriptions, geometric and floral motifs, ablaq masonry (alternating bands of grey and white marble), and a muqarnas canopy over the doorway. The portal, which is not joined to the body of the building, is similar to that of

96-571: The Great Khan . The brothers, at a conference in Kayseri , decided that Kayqubad II should go to in his stead. The voyage to Möngke’s capital at Karakhorum would be arduous. Kayqubad delayed his trip until at least 1256. He witnessed Bayju assembling his horsemen for the migration to Anatolia and sent messages advising his brothers to comply with the Mongol’s demands. One day on the road Kayqubad

112-535: The 11th to 15th centuries. It developed into Early Ottoman Turkish . It was written in the Arabic script . Unlike in later Ottoman Turkish, short-vowel diacritics were used. It had no official status until 1277, when Mehmet I of Karaman declared a firman in an attempt to break the dominance of Persian : It has been erroneously assumed that the Old Anatolian Turkish literary language

128-477: The Alâeddin Mosque; the stonework is likely the work of craftsmen from northern Syria in the 1220s. It is possible that the portal had been previously built at the same time as the Alâeddin Mosque and was reused for the madrasa. The vestibule gives access to a larger domed hall or central court, measuring 12 by 12 metres (39 by 39 ft). In the middle of the hall is a square water basin. At the summit of

144-465: The building was carried out in 2006. Another restoration project was in progress as of 2019. 37°52′29″N 32°29′34″E  /  37.87472°N 32.49278°E  / 37.87472; 32.49278 Kayqubad II Kayqubad II ( Old Anatolian Turkish : كیقباد ; Persian : علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو , ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Kayqubād bin Kaykhusraw, c.  1238-1239 – 1254/1256)

160-413: The dome is an oculus about 5 metres (16 ft) wide. The dome and the transitional elements (also known as "Turkish triangles") below it are covered is covered by a rich revetment of tiles and mosaic tilework, predominantly in black and turquoise. The tiles feature elaborate geometric motifs , as well as interlacing Kufic inscriptions along the base of the dome and around the oculus. The lower areas of

176-446: The main hall). Two domed rooms also exist on either side of the iwan, accessed directly from the main hall. These were likely classrooms, of which the iwan was likely the main one while the others may have been intended for winter use. The one on the north side of the iwan was also ruined in modern times. The southern one was used as a burial chamber and contains a cenotaph, most likely that of the founder, Jalal ad-Din Qaratay. Since 1954,

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192-601: The place serves as a museum where Seljuk tiles are united, while artifacts in stone or in wood are on display in Ince Minaret Madrasa , also in Konya. The collection of Karatay Museum was particularly enriched by the finds collected from the Kubadabad Palace royal summer residence on Lake Beyşehir shore, at eighty miles from Konya to the west, which was excavated since the 1960s. A restoration of

208-440: The walls are decorated with hexagonal turquoise tiles adorned with gold ornamentation, most of which are inscriptions. Around this main hall a number of doorways lead to what were formerly small private rooms or sleeping quarters for students, but these fell into ruin by the 20th century and their current form dates from a reconstruction in the 1970s. On the west side of the hall is an iwan (a vaulted room that opens directly on

224-525: Was created in Anatolia and that its authors transformed a primitive language into a literary medium by submitting themselves to Persian influence. In reality, the Oghuz Turks who came to Anatolia brought their own written language, literary traditions and models from Khwarezm and Transoxiana . The Ajem Turkic language descended from Old Anatolian Turkish. Ajem Turkic started to form its shape in

240-500: Was found dead. The vizier Baba Tughra’i, who had joined the embassy en route, was accused but nothing came of it. Kayqubad was buried somewhere in the wastes between Anatolia and Mongolia . Old Anatolian Turkish Old Anatolian Turkish , also referred to as Old Anatolian Turkic ( Turkish : Eski Anadolu Türkçesi , Arabic script: اسکی انادولو تورکچه‌سی ), was the form of the Turkish language spoken in Anatolia from

256-587: Was the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1249-1257. He was the only son of the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm Kaykhusraw II and the Georgian princess Gurju Khatun (known as Tamar). Kaykhusraw's elder sons, by different mothers, were Kaykaus II and Kilij Arslan IV , and also served as sultan after their father's death, often simultaneously. As son of the sultan’s favorite wife, he was designated heir. He had

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