Kubadabad Palace was a complex of summer residences built for Sultan Kayqubad I, who reigned from 1220 to 1237, of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. It lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Beyşehir in Central Anatolia, just over 100 kilometers west of the Seljuk capital, Konya. Construction began in the early 13th century. The historian Ibn Bibi wrote that Kayqubad drew up its plans and gave his vizier, Sa'd al-Din Köpek, responsibility for finishing it.
The remains were found in 1949. Katharina Otto-Dorn excavated the site in the 1960s. The complex has sixteen buildings, including two palaces. The Great Palace measures 50 by 35 meters and has a courtyard, guest rooms, a harem and an eyvan.
Polychrome tiles from the site are held in Konya's Karatay Museum.
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