Sultanate of Rum

Also known as Rúm (Rome), Iconium

kingdom

The medieval Seljuk sultanate of Anatolia, whose capital was Iconium and which Latin writers called Rúm or Rome. It is a kingdom in Asia Minor, wholly distinct from the city of Rome.

Type: kingdom
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 5
Books: 1

History

BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
The medieval Seljuk sultanate of Anatolia, whose capital was Iconium and which Latin writers called Rúm or Rome. It is a kingdom in Asia Minor, wholly distinct from the city of Rome.