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Husam al-Din Choban

13th century · 13th century · Also known as Çoban Bey

Husam al-Din Choban was a commander of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum who received the frontier district of Kastamonu in the early 13th century. Around 1220 he led the Seljuk naval expedition across the Black Sea against Sudak in the Crimea. He founded the Chobanid dynasty, which ruled Kastamonu until the 1290s.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Husam al-Din Choban. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/husam-al-din-choban
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