Mu'in al-Din Parwana

Muʿīn al-Dīn Sulaymān Parwāna
  • Emīr ḥādjib
  • Parwāna
Died(1277-08-02)August 2, 1277[1]
ReligionIslam

Muʿīn al-Dīn Sulaymān Parwāna (Persian: معین الدین سلیمان پروانه), simply known as Parwāna (پروانه; died 2 August 1277), was a Persian[2] statesman, who was for a time (especially between 1261–1277) a key player in Anatolian politics involving the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, the Mongol Ilkhanate and the Mamluks under Baybars.

Façade of Gök Medrese in Tokat, founded by the Parwāna c. 1270.
  1. ^ Hillenbrand 1993.
  2. ^ Donzel, E. J. van (1 January 1994). Islamic Desk Reference. BRILL. p. 290. ISBN 90-04-09738-4. Muin* al-Din Sulayman Parwana: de facto ruler of the Saljuq state of Rum in Anatolia during most of the Mongol Protectorate; d. 1277. Of Persian stock, he attempted to maintain stability both amongst the Turkish emirs and between them and the ever-increasing number of Mongols resident on Anatolian soil. He is said to have enjoyed a close relationship with Jalal al-Din Rumi.