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Jalal al-Din Karatay
Jalal al-Din Karatay was an emir and statesman of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, of Byzantine origin, who rose through the royal household. After the Mongol victory of 1243 he acted as regent for the young sultans and tried to preserve the state's unity. He founded the Karatay Madrasa in Konya in 1251 and the Karatay Han caravanserai near Kayseri.
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