Eretnid state of Rum
دولة بني ارتنا ببلاد الروم
c. 1335 CE · c. 736 AH
The state of the Banu Eretna, Mongol-blooded kings of Rum after the Ilkhanids; their root Eretna, an Ilkhanid commander who held the shihna governorship of the Rum lands, who with his sons took its throne at Kayseri and Sivas and the realms from Aqsaray to Malatya and Samsat and what they had annexed of Armenia — their kingship lasted until the Turkmen and Ottoman states rose over them.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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In time
Overview
The Eretnid state, the kings of Rum among the Mongols after the descendants of Hulagu. Ertena was an emir among the Mongol emirs, and was appointed governor over Rum at the end of the Ilkhanid state. 1
Independence and expansion
When the power of the Ilkhanids died out, he and his son became independent with their seat in Caesarea, Sivas and their districts, from as far as Malatya and Samosata, and what they took in from the lands of Armenia. Their independence began around 736 AH (1335 CE). 1
The end
Their rule lasted until the Turkmen states and the Ottomans prevailed over them, and their kingdom was lost. 1
A second source is needed: the year of the end is not recorded in the data.
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Eretnid state of Rum”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/eretnid-state/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.