Women’s tombs in kayseri

Kayseri is a city, which had the privilege to retain a capital city status in its past history alongside with Konya, and is also an important center for the funerary architecture of the Seljuk period. This city remained the capital city during the rule of the State of Eretna after the Seljuk period, houses a considerable number of tomb structures some of which are constructed for women. Although these structures do not differ from other tombs in terms of design, they seem to have been more decorated as compared to the identical ones constructed for men. It has been observed that these tombs are not merely examples of funerary architectures, but as in the case of some examples, they have also turned out to be a symbol of the sultanate from the aspect of their inscriptions, decorations and locations.

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