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This is a list of sultans of the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194). List of sultans. Laqab Given name Regnal name Birth Marriages Death Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids [1] [2] (/ ˈ s ɛ l dʒ ʊ k / SEL-juuk; Persian: سلجوقیان Saljuqian, [3] alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), Seljuqs, also known as Seljuk Turks, [4] Seljuk Turkomans [5] or the Saljuqids, [6] was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture [7] [8] in West Asia and Central Asia.
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, ... The Seljuk sultan also commissioned numerous madrasas to promote the teaching of orthodox Islamic sciences. [128]
Alp Arslan, born Muhammad Alp Arslan bin Dawud Chaghri, [16] was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south, east and northwest, and his victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert, in 1071, ushered in the Turcoman ...
Malik-Shah I (Persian: ملک شاه) was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence. [3] Miniature of Malik-Shah I. During his youth, he spent his time participating in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan, along with the latter's vizier Nizam al-Mulk ...
Tughril was born in c. 993, [8] most likely in the Central Asian steppes, where nomadic Oghuz Turks were roaming to find pasture for livestock. After the death of his father Mikail, Tughril and his brother Chaghri were reportedly raised by their grandfather Seljuk (the eponymous founder of the Seljuks) in Jand.
Toghrul III (Persian: طغرل سوم) (died 1194) was the last sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire and the last Seljuk Sultan of Iraq.His great uncle Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud (c. 1134–1152) had appointed Shams ad-Din Eldiguz (c. 1135/36–1175) as atabeg of his nephew Arslan-Shah, [2] [failed verification] the son of his brother Toghrul II, and transferred Arran to his nephew's possession ...
Ahmad Sanjar (Persian: احمد سنجر; full name: Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah [3]) (6 November 1086 – 8 May 1157) [4] was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until 1118, [5] when he became the Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, which he ruled until his death in 1157.