The Ilkhanate Relations with Rum Seljuqs in the Light of Mongol's Economic Approach towards Asia Minor

Following the breakup of the Great Seljuq Empire, the descendants of Soleiman ben Ghatlemish (a branch of Seljuqs’ royal family) exerted control over some parts of Asia Minor and founded the Seljuk Dynasty. The dynasty, much like most of eastern Islamic rules, could not withstand the massive Mongol invasions and were ultimately subjugated to the Ilkhanates. Rich natural resources in Anatolia and its vast revenues drove the Ilkanate relations with the semi-independent state of Rum Seljuqs towards economic grounds. This economic approach affected other areas of mutual relations, in a way that the Rum Seljuqs lost their political independence in the beginning and later on their bureaucratic and economic control waned and by the 8th century (Hijri calendar) they had given way to the Turk invaders. The nature of economic relations with the Ilkhanates affected the social and political situation in Asia Minor