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Sahib Ata Fakhr al-Din Ali

d. 1288 · 13th century · Also known as Sahib Ata

Sahib Ata Fakhr al-Din Ali was vizier of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum for several decades under Mongol overlordship. A great builder, he founded mosques, madrasas and caravanserais, among them the Sahib Ata complex and the Gök Medrese in Konya and Sivas. In the 1270s his sons were granted Karahisar and nearby lands, founding the Sahib Ataid principality.

Sahib Ata Fakhr al-Din Ali
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