Scientific and Cultural Life in Germiyanogullari Principality

Germiyanogullari Principality is one of the greatest and the most important principalities founded in Anatolia with the collapse of Turkey Seljkian State. Germiyanogullari Principality, established by Yakup Bey I, ruled between 1300 and 1429 years with its centre being Kütahya in Afyon, Usak, Denizli Kula and their surroundings with its widest borders. This principality which ruled such a wide area and stayed on the scene of history for 130 years, appeared in the foreground with the activities they did especially in the fields of science and culture as well as it was strong politically. For Germiyanogullari Principality had built nearly five medressehs (Moslem Theological School), five small mosques, fifteen mosques in this period, and trained important scientists like Seyhoglu Mustafa, Ahmedî, Ahmed-i Dâ?î, Seyhî and shak Fakih. The authors trained in this period contributed greatly to the life of Turkish litareture, science and culture in Anatolia by writing the works like Hursid-nâme, skender-nâme, Cemsîd ü Hursîd, Çeng-nâme, Câmasb-nâme Hüsrev ü Sîrin and Har-nâme. Some of their works still enrich our culture on many subjects.