the name of the ruling dynasty of the beylik should not be confused with that of sarı saltuk, a turkish mystic and saint; who is of later date, more associated with western anatolia and the balkans (especially dobruja), and to whom the epic "saltuknâme" is dedicated. the last ruler of the saltukids, alaeddin muhammed, was dethroned and imprisoned by the sultan of rum süleymanshah ii during süleymanshah's georgian rout in 1202, and the saltukid beylik was subsequently annexed by the sultanate of rum.