Kay Kawus

Meet Kay Kawus:

KaykausI, or Kay Kawus I was the ruling Sultan of Rum from 1211 to 1220. The best wayto expand this aspirational imperial authority was to physically inscribe itonto the new monuments of Kay Kawus' time. His tomb in Sivas, Turkey capturesthe architectural advancement of his era, mirroring the artistic imagination ofan imperial political body. The panel above Kay Kawus' tomb vividly anticipatesthe rest of the story, depicting the entangled stories of different communitiesin Anatolia.