S01 E03 Sultanate of Rum

Countries That Don't Exist Anymore whisks you away to the Sultanate of Rum, AKA medieval Turkey. Join Ed and Phil on a trade route through Anatolia, stopping at the caravanserais of conquest, gentrification and the Crusades. Why did one sultan think he was German? What did Kilij Arslan have to do with the Anglo-Saxons? And could a lowly governor in the Sultanate ever become Emperor of Constantinople? Find out right now... or after that nap.  Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. Get in touch with questions and comments.  Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter for fun facts, news and poorly-informed shouting.  Full episode transcript here. What else? Oh yeah. Remember to SUBSCRIBE to keep us existing!