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his own name. Then, as agreed, he married Kyr Vart’s daughter.
Then, as agreed, he marries Kyr Vart’s daughter by marrying.
So much so that the son of his Christian wife, who is known as
Mahperi Sultan in history, II. Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev was born.
Such is the history of the Seljuk conquest of Alanya Castle.
However, there is also a legend of this conquest that is circulat-
ing from language to word. According to this legend; Alaeddin
Keykubad besieged Alanya Castle for a long time. However,
despite many attacks and losses, he was unable to capture the
castle. Then, one night, he ordered candles lit on the horns of
15,000 goats and attacked with his soldiers and replied:“Here
you see my thousands of soldiers ready for war. Don’t spill
blood in vain. There is noother way but to surrender the cas-
tle.”The castle commander in the face of these massive forces
was forced to accept this proposal. For this reason, the castle
was called “Goat Castle” for a long time (Atılgan 2010, 490).
Fig. 69: Alanya Castle. Walls. Photo. by A. Kılınç.
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