Menteşe
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Independent Beylik
- Ottoman Rule
- Legacy
- List of Beys
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
__NOTOC__ thumb|300px|The Beylik of Menteshe (blue) in 1300
Menteshe (, ) was the first of the Turkish Anatolian beyliks (principality), the frontier principalities established by the Oghuz Turks after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. Founded in 1260/1290, it was named for its founder, . Its capital city was Milas (Mylasa) in southwestern Anatolia.
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