Il-Arslan
Il-Arslan | |
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House of Anushtegin | |
Father | Atsiz |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Il-Arslan ("The Lion") (
Reign
In 1152 Il-Arslan was made governor of
Sanjar died only a few months after Il-Arslan's ascension, causing Seljuk Khurasan to descend into chaos. This allowed Il-Arslan to effectively break off Seljuk suzerainty, although he remained on friendly terms with Sanjar's successor, Mas'ud. They were alleged to have attempted to create a joint campaign against the Qara Khitai, but such an alliance never occurred. Like his father, Il-Arslan sought to expand his influence in Khurasan, and in the 1160s took an active interest in the area by supplying armies to local allies, but despite the collapse of central Seljuk authority in that area, he was unable to make any significant headway against the regional rulers.
In 1158 Il-Arslan became involved in the affairs of another Qara Khitai vassal state, the
In 1172 the Qara Khitai launched a
Court life
Little is known about the court life at
References
- ^ Bosworth 2004, pp. 643–644.
Sources
- Biran, Michael. The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History: Between China and the Islamic World. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2004). "Il-Arslān". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. XII, Fasc. 6. New York. pp. 643–644.
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