Kayqubadiyya Palace

Kayqubadiyya, was a palace built by the Seljuk Sultan of Rum, Kayqubad I, between 1224 and 1226.

[1] Located northwest of Kayseri, the place is now called Kiybad Ciftligi and sits near the plain of Mashhad.

[2] As a place to review the troops, the road, which proceeds past the palace, has been in use since pre-Roman times.

[2] The palace was the favorite residence of Kayqubad I, and it was here that he received the capitulation of Malik al-Din Dawudshah, lord of Erzincan.

[2][3] His son, Kaykhusraw II would ascend the throne at Kayqubadiyya,[2] following the execution of his brothers, Rukn al-Din and Kilic Arslan.