Suleiman of Germiyan

Suleiman Shah
Sultanu'l-A'zam el-Ādil[1]
Akçe of Suleiman Shah
Bey of Germiyan
Reign1361–1387
PredecessorMehmed Chakhshadan
SuccessorYakub II
Died1387
Kula, Germiyan
Burial
Gürhane Medrese, Kula
Consort
Issue
HouseGermiyan
FatherMeḥmed Chakhshādan
ReligionIslam

Suleiman Shah (Old Anatolian Turkish: سليمان شاه; died 1387), also known as Shah Chelebi, was Bey of Germiyan in western Anatolia from 1361 until his death. His reign was initially peaceful, but he was eventually involved in a conflict with the Karamanids, which forced him to seek an alliance with the Ottoman state. He arranged the marriage of his daughter Devletşah Hatun and Murad I's son and future successor, Bayezid. Although he secured an alliance with the Ottomans, Germiyan lost considerable land as Suleiman left numerous towns and smaller settlements for them to seize, including the capital Kütahya, as part of the dowry payment. Suleiman relocated to Kula and died there in 1387.

  1. ^ Varlık 1974, p. 54.