<p>Mesud I is one of the sultans who provided stability in the Anatolian Seljuks. He sometimes waged war and sometimes alliance with the Danishmendians and Byzantium. It strengthened Konya's capital identity. During the Second Crusade, he made a successful defense against the armies passing through Anatolia. He protected the central authority by balancing the internal principalities. It is accepted that it attaches importance to zoning and trade routes.His long reign completed the recovery after Kılıç Arslan. He left a more solid state to his son Kılıç Arslan II. Mesud I paints a portrait of a silent but founding ruler.</p>