Bursuq the Elder
Bursuq the Elder | |
|---|---|
| First Shihna of Baghdad | |
| In office April 1060 – 1061 | |
| Succeeded by | Oshin |
| Personal details | |
| Died | September 1097 Sarakhs |
Bursuq
Career
Nothing is known about his early life. Some have suggested that Bursuq was a ghulam of Tughril, which is unlikely. Instead, he might have been a ghulam of the Hasanuyah dynasty who inherited the properties and position of the latter.[4]
Bursuq is first recorded as the first
Bursuq disappears from historical records for 15 years until 1078, this may be explained by
Bursuq reappears in records as a political figure after several years. in 1078, he was sent by Alp Arslan to
In April 1087, during the marriage ceremony of the daughter of the Seljuk sultan
The Nizaris' motivation for the attack may have been due to Bursuq's possible anti-Nizari activities; many Nizaris were active in southeast of Shushtar. Bursuq's sons and allies blamed Barkiyaruq's vizier Majd al-Mulk Qumi for involvement in the assassination and murdered him in 1099 in Sujas.[4]
Children
Four of Bursuq's sons are recorded: Ilbegi (ایلبگی), Zangi (زنگی), Aq-Buri (آقبوری), and a namesake son (Bursuq II), who was the most famous one.[4]
One of Bursuq's daughters was married to Fakhr al-Dawlah Chawli, the Seljuk emir of Arrajan and nearby regions.[4]