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Tughril II

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Tughril II
رکن الدنیا و الدین ابوطالب طغرل دوم بن محمد تپر
Sultanof theSeljuq Empire
Reign1132 – 24 October 1134
PredecessorDawud
SuccessorGhiyath ad-Din Mas'ud
Co-sultanAhmad Sanjar
(1132–1134)
Bornc.1109
Died24 October 1134 ( aged 25)
SpouseMumina Khatun
IssueArslan-Shah
Names
Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Tughril II
HouseHouse of Seljuq
FatherMuhammad I Tapar
ReligionSunni Islam

Rukn al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu Talib Tughril bin Muhammad(c.1109 – 24 October 1134[1]) known asTughril IIwas theSejluksultanofPersian Iraqbriefly in 1132. He maintained power through the support of his uncle, the principal Seljuk sultanAhmad Sanjar(r. 1118–1157); when the latter left forTransoxianato suppress a rebellion in 1132, Tughril II lost Iraq to his rival and brotherGhiyath ad-Din Mas'ud.Tughril II briefly took refuge in the domain of theBavandidispahbad(ruler)Ali I(r. 1118–1142) inMazandaran,where he stayed during the whole winter of 1132–1133. He subsequently captured the capitalHamadan,but was stricken with sickness and died on his arrival to the capital, in October/November 1134. Tughril II was survived by his son Arslan, who was raised by theatabegEldiguz,who installed him on the throne in 1161.[2]

Family[edit]

His only wife was Mumina Khatun.[3]She was the mother of his son,Arslan-Shah.After Tughril's death, SultanGhiyath ad-Din Mas'udmarried her to Sham al-Din Eldiguz. He took her to Barda. With him, she had two sons, AtabegMuhammad Jahan Pahlavanand AtabegQizil Arslan.[4]She died in 1175–76,[5]and was buried in herown mausoleuminNakhchivan,Azerbaijan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ÜNAL, Nuran (2020-06-16)."Selçuklu Meliki Davud'un Saltanat Mücadelesi".Marmara Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi.7(1). Marmara University: 202–216.doi:10.16985/mtad.752880.ISSN2148-6743.
  2. ^Houtsma 2000,p. 554.
  3. ^Alyârî, H. (1966).Azerbaycan Atabeğleri: İl-Deniz Oğulları, 1146-1225.Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi. p. 23.
  4. ^Bosworth, E. (2013).The History of the Seljuq Turks: The Saljuq-nama of Zahir al-Din Nishpuri.Taylor & Francis. p. 141.ISBN978-1-136-75258-2.
  5. ^Tabib, R.D.; Luther, K.A.; Bosworth, C.E. (2001).The History of the Seljuq Turks from the Jāmiʻ Al-tawārīkh: An Ilkhanid Adaptation of the Saljūq-nāma of Ẓahīr Al-Dīn Nīshāpūrī.Studies in the history of Iran and Turkey. Curzon. p. 150.ISBN978-0-7007-1342-4.

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