Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî's Relations with the Seljuk Emirs

Mawlana Jalal al-din Rumî, one of the most influential figures of Anatolia in the 13th century, held a respected position in the capital city of Konya during his lifetime. He and his father, Sultan al-Ulama Baha al-din Walad, began establishing political ties from the moment they entered the borders of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm. Although Mawlana did not found a specific mystical order during his own era, he garnered a large following of people who were sincerely devoted to him. While the majority of his disciples hailed from the common populace, people from all walks of life, including artisans, attended his assemblies. He had disciples and friends not only among the subjects but also within the circles of sultans, their consorts, emirs, and statesmen of various ranks. He generally maintained his relations with the rulers through counsel and was careful not to become entangled in the political rivalries and struggles that existed among them. Among the statesmen he interacted with were figures such as Jalal al-din Karatay, Qadi Izz al-din of Konya, Emir Badr al-din Gawhartash, Rukn al-din Kılıj Arslan IV, Muin al-din Sulayman Parwana, Majd al-din Atabeg, Amin al-din Mikail, Taj al-din Mu‘tazz, Sahib Ata Fakhr al-din Ali, Alam al-din Kayser, Jalal al-din Mustawfi, Atabeg Arslandoğmuş, the Governor of Kırşehir Jajaoglu Nur al-din, and his physician Reis al-atibba Akmal al-din al-Nakhjuwani. Furthermore, Gürcü Khatun, the wife of Muin al-din Parwana, and Gömeç Khatun, the wife of Kılıj Arslan IV, were also counted among his disciples

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