Kaykhusraw III

Kaykhusraw III
Sultan of Rum
Reign1266–1284
PredecessorKilij Arslan IV
SuccessorMesud II
Bornc. 1259-1263
Died1284 (1285) (aged 20–25)
IssueGhiyath ad-Din Mesud III
Fatima Khatun
Names
Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw bin Qilij Arslān
HouseHouse of Seljuq
FatherKilij Arslan IV

Kaykhusraw III (Old Anatolian Turkish: كَیخُسرو سوم) or Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw bin Qilij Arslān (Persian: غياث الدين كيخسرو بن قلج ارسلان; c. 1259-1263 – 1284) was between two and six years old when in 1265 he was named Seljuq Sultan of Rûm. He was the son of Kilij Arslan IV, the weak representative of the Seljuq line who was controlled by the Pervane, Mu’in al-Din Suleyman.