Aydinids

The Aydinids or Aydinid dynasty (Modern Turkish: Aydınoğulları, Aydınoğulları Beyliği, Ottoman Turkish: آیدین اوغوللاری بیلیغی), also known as the Principality of Aydin and Beylik of Aydin (Aydın Beyliği), was one of the Anatolian beyliks and famous for its seaborne raiding.

Beylik of Aydin
Aydınoğulları
آیدین اوغوللاری
1308–1426
Flag
Beylik of Aydın's Map during its peak (1315-1375) highlighting:
  Borders under Gazi Mehmed Bey
  Borders after conquests under Umur Bey the Lion
  Byzantine Empire territories
  Other Western Anatolian Beyliks
Black "X" showing Umur Bey's aids
Red "X" showing Umur Bey's raids
CapitalBirgi, Selçuk
Common languagesTurkish
Religion
Islam
GovernmentBeylik
History 
 Collapse of the Sultanate of Rum
1308
 Annexation by the Ottoman Empire
1426
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Rum
Ottoman Empire
Today part ofTurkey
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