Below a list of historic caravanserais (roadside inns) located in Turkey and built during the Seljuk period. The list is in chronological order. In Turkish, the words han and kervansaray can both refer. No strict distinction between them is clear, but usually hans were in cities while kervansarays were in the rural areas. Being far from the cities, caravanserais offered accommodation and other amenities to caravans.
The name of the caravanserai is shown in the first column. In everyday speech, the name is sometimes merged with the suffix han (e.g. Boz → Bozhan). The people who commissioned the construction are shown in the second column. They were generally sultans (like Alaeddin Keykubad I), mothers of sultans (like Melike Mahperi), atabegs (like Ertokuş), governors (like Karasungur), or occasionally persons with no official status. The approximate date of construction is shown in the third column and the location of the caravanserai is shown in the last column with reference to the end points of the road. Where applicable, the name of the location is also given.İsmet İlter: Türk Hanları, TC Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara, 1969
The list Name Commissioned byApp. construction dateLocation (between)OklaKılıç Arslan II1156-1192Aksaray-KonyaAltun ApaAltın Apa 1201Beyşehir-KonyaArgıtAltın Apa 1201Akşehir- KonyaKızılörenEmir Kutlu 1206Beyşehir KonyaKuru ÇeşmeGıyasettin Keyhüsrev I (?) 1207Beyşehir-KonyaDokuzun DerbentEbi Bekr 1210Konya-Akşehir Edvir (Evdir)Izzeddin Keykavus I 1210-1219Antalya-Isparta AlayAlaeddin Keykubad I 1219-1236Aksaray-KayseriEshabikeyfNuşrateddin Hasan 1215-1234Besni-KayseriSeyfettin FerruhSeyfettin Ferruh 1215Konya-SeydişehirTaşhan Kaykaus I1218Hekimhan-MalatyaHekimEl Hekim El Malati 1219-1236Malatya-SivasPınarbaşıAtabey Ertokuş 1220Denizli-EğirdirErtokuşAtabey Ertokuş 1223Eğirdir-Konya (Gelendost)KadınRaziye 1223Konya-Akşehir (Kadınhanı)Ebul Kasım AhmetEbül Kasım 1224NiksarMuhliseddinMusliseddin 1228ZileSultanAlaeddin Keykubad I 1229Aksaray-KonyaÇardak Esedüddün Ayas 1230Denizli-Eğridir (Çardak)AlaraAlaeddin Keykubad I 1231-1232Alanya-Antalya Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I 1232-1236Kayseri-SivasKarasungurKarasungur 1235-1236DenizliSadettin (Zazadin)Sadettin Köpek 1235-1236Aksaray-KonyaKırkgöz Gıyasettin Keyhüsrev II1236-1246Antalya-IspartaŞarapsaGıyasettin Keyhüsrev II (?) 1235-1245Konaklı EğridirGıyasettin Keyhüsrev 1237-1238EğridirEzine PazarMalike Mahperi 1238-1246Amasya-TokatİncirGıyasettin Keyhüsrev II 1238-1239Antalya-IspartaPazarMelike MahPeri 1238-1239Amasya-TokatÇınçınlı SultanMelike Mahperi 1239-1240Kırşehir-ZileAğzıkaraHace Mesut 1231-1240Aksaray-KayseriKaratay Celalettin Karatay1240-1241Kayseri-MalatyaSusuz Sadık Ağa1244-1246Antalya-IspartaRuz ApaCamedar Ruzapa 1246-1249Akşehir-KonyaYeni (Akhan)Karasungur 1249-1250Denizliİshaklı Sahip Ata 1249Afyon-Akşehir (Sultandağ)KaratayCelalettin Karatay (?) 1253KonyaBoz Karasungur 1253-1254Denizli-EğridirDurağanPervane Süleyman 1266Boyabat-VezirköprüIlgınSahip Ata 1267-1268Akşehir-Konya (Ilgın)KesikköprüCacabey1268Aksaray-KırşehirÇayhanEbül Mücahit Yusuf 1278-1279Afyon-Akşehir (Çay)Dibli 1292Divriği-Harput
See also Anatolian Seljuk architecture
References
External links The Seljuk han in Anatolia Hans in Konya Province Susuz Han