Mesud II

Ghiyath al-Dīn Me’sud ibn Kaykaus or Mesud II (Old Anatolian Turkish: مَسعود دوم, Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs; Persian: غياث الدين مسعود بن كيكاوس) bore the title of Sultan of Rûm at various times between 1284 and 1308. He was a vassal of the Mongols under Mahmud Ghazan and exercised no real authority. History does not record his ultimate fate. He was the last of the Seljuks.

Mesud II
Sultan of Rum
First reign1284–1297
PredecessorKaykhusraw III
SuccessorKayqubad III
Second reign1303–1308
PredecessorKayqubad III
SuccessorOffice abolished
Died1308
Burial
Samsun, Turkey
IssueGhiyath ad-Din Mesud III
Names
Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs
DynastySeljuk
FatherKaykaus II
ReligionIslam
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