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Kayseri

Also known as Caesarea Mazaca, Mazaca

Kayseri is a city in central Anatolia, Turkey, at the foot of the extinct volcano Erciyes. As Caesarea Mazaca it was the capital of the kingdom of Cappadocia and the see of Basil the Great. Taken by the Danishmendids and then the Seljuks of Rum, it gained many mosques, madrasas and caravanserais, and it remains a major commercial centre.

Kayseri
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Sultanate of RumSocioeconomyAkkadianSpeakers

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Kingdom of CappadociaDanishmendidsSultanate of RumSahib AtaidsEretnidsKadi Burhan al-Din state

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kayseri. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kayseri
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“Kayseri.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kayseri. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kayseri.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kayseri.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kayseri’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kayseri (Accessed: ).

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