Kaykhusraw II
Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw ibn Kayqubād or Kaykhusraw II (Persian: غياث الدين كيخسرو بن كيقباد) 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. He was the last of the Seljuq sultans to wield any significant power and died as a vassal of the Mongols.
| Kaykhusraw II | |||||
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| Sultan of Rum | |||||
| Reign | 1237–1246 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kayqubad I | ||||
| Successor | Kaykaus II | ||||
| Died | 1246 | ||||
| Consort | Gurju Khatun Ghaziya Khatun | ||||
| Issue | Izz al-Din Kaykaus II Rukn al-Din Kiliç Arslan IV Alauddin Kayqubad II | ||||
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| House | House of Seljuq | ||||
| Father | Alâeddin Kayqubad I | ||||
| Mother | Mahpari Khatun | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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