Konya: History, Former Names & Timeline
Capital of the Sultanate of Rum, where the Sufi poet Rumi inspired the order of whirling dervishes.
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Former names of Konya
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 300 BC | Iconium | |
| 1077 | Konya |
Timeline of Konya
Who ruled Konya
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC–201 BC | Kingdom of Antigonus |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| 400–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–1299 | Byzantine Empire |
| 1300–1399 | Seljuk Caliphate |
| 1400–1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920–1929 | Italy |
| 1930–1937 | Republic of Turkey |
| 1938–today | Turkey |