MONGOL COMMANDERS IN ANATOLIA DURING THE RULE OF HULAGU KHAN

M？ngke Han (1251-1259) who was selected as the leader of Mongols after the death of Chingis through a great kurultay with Batu Khan’s support in 1251 launched new regulations all across the country. He assigned his brothers to different regions in order to expand the territories towards west and strengthen the central authority such as Kublai Khan of China and Hulagu of Near East. Hülag？, who came to the front of Baghdad by crossing Turkestan and Iranian lands, destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate and established the Ilkhanids in a wide geography including some parts of Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan and Syria. Ilkhanids, which was led by the Great Khan, had dominated all the Islamic lands outside of Egypt. In Anatolia, where Mongol invasions were inflicted, the violence of Mongol domination increased as Hülag？ established the Ilkhanids. The establishment of Ilkhanids and the struggle of Hülag？ khan's dominance in Syria caused the Mongol influence in Anatolia to be felt as far as the frontiers. Hülag？ Han established the control of Ilkhanids with the commanders and tax officers he assigned to Anatolia. After the Mongol rule have inflicted over the Anatolian Seljuks, many Ilkhanid commanders were sent to Anatolia. The commanders were fighting against Mongol groups in the region where they were established, and forced the people to obey the Mongols. To this end, many of the anti-Mongolian people were killed and the cities and regions were looted and plundered. In this study; the Mongol commanders, who were primarily involved in the invasion of Anatolia are investigated regarding the important Mongol Noyans, such as ？urmagun Noyan, El？igiday Noyan, Baycu Noyan, Yasavur Noyan, Hoca Noyan, Engürek Noyan. Subsequently, we tried to elaborate on the information provided by the sources of the period about Al？ncak Noyan, ？lkan Noyan, Nab？i Noyan and Uruktu Noyan who were sent to or served in Anatolia during the period of Hülag？ Han. We discussed the activities, persecutions, massacres and plundering of these commanders in Anatolia. In addition, the activities carried out by the administrative, military and economic managers of the Anatolian Seljuk State together with the commanders of the Seljuk State were mentioned and the effects of this situation on the Anatolian Seljuk State and the Muslim Anatolian people were mentioned