Person

Ibrahim II of Karaman

d. 1464 · 15th century · Also known as Karamanoğlu İbrahim Bey

Ibrahim II was ruler of the Karamanid beylik in south-central Anatolia from 1424 to 1464. He fought the Ottomans repeatedly, often allied with crusaders and other Turkish rivals, and built mosques and madrasas in Karaman and Konya. After his death his sons fought over the succession, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest.

Ibrahim II of Karaman
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