the saltukid dynasty is also notable for having a woman, melike mama hatun, sister of nasiruddin muhammed, directly administering its realm for an estimated nine years, between 1191 and 1200. she was later dethroned by the beys and replaced by her son malik-shah once she had started searching for a husband among the mamluk nobility. mama hatun built an impressive caravanserai in the town of tercan, where her mausoleum also stands. tercan itself used to be called "mamahatun", and is sometimes still called as such locally.