THE CONQUERER OF CENTRAL BLACK SEA REGION IN 13TH CENTURY: KUŞTOĞAN BEY

Abstract

In history studies, success is directly dependent on the amount of written documents. However, when the written documents were few, lots of matters lost in the mists of time. One of the mysterious matters is conquest of the Central Black Sea Region (Ordu-Giresun area) after the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071. In order to shed light on this matter, we have continued our research for decades. No matter the scope of their effects, we strive to evaluate all evidence, documents and information we encounter. In this way, we endeavour to put the pieces together in order to revea the picture. Another interesting matter we encountered during our research was Kuştoğan Bey who conquered one part of Black Sea Region (Ordu-Giresun area) after the Battle of Malazgirt in 1071. After this matter caught our attention, we have searched for it for so many years. He founded settlements from Ünye to Trabzon, which he named after himself. Therefore, he succeeded in reaching his name until today. We wrote this article to share our researches with the academia.

Keywords

• Central Black Sea Region
• Hacıemiroğulları
• Ordu
• Giresun
• Kuştoğan Bey