Kilij Arslan II
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Kilij Arslan II (Old Anatolian Turkish: قِلِج اَرسلان دوم) or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd (Persian: عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود) (Modern Turkish Kılıç Arslan, meaning "Sword Lion") was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
Reign
In 1159, Kilij Arslan attacked
As
In 1173, Kilij Arslan, now at peace with the Byzantines, allied with Nur ad-Din against
In 1179, Kilij Arslan captured and held to ransom
The ransom was paid by the Byzantine Emperor and Henry was released, but died soon afterwards.In 1180, the sultan took advantage of the instability in the
Kilij Arslan II died during the siege of Aksaray in August 1192, aged 77, after promising Kaykhusraw I the succession.[5] Then he was buried in the Alâeddin Kosku in Konya.[a] Kaykhusraw I's brothers continued to fight for control of the other parts of the sultanate.[7]
Issue
In 1186, Kilij Arslan II decided to divide the Sultanate among his 11 sons and 3 daughters as follows:[8][9]
- Qutb al-Din (Sivas, Aksaray)
- Rukn al-Din (Tokatand its surroundings)
- Nur al-Din (Kayseri and its surroundings)
- Muqsed al-Din (Elbistan)
- Muizz al-Din Caesar Shah (Malatya)
- Muhyiddin Mesut (Ankara, Çankırı, Kastamonu and Eskişehir)
- Kutahya)
- Naser al-Din (Niksar, Koyulhisar)
- Nizam al-Din (Amasya)
- Arslanshah (Niğde)
- Sancarshah (Ereğli and its south)
- Fülane Hatun
- Gevher Nesibe Khatun
- Seljuki Khatun
Notes
- ^ During the late 12th century, at the behest of Kilij Arslan II, the Seljuq palace Alâeddin Kosku was built in Konya.[6]
References
- ^ Magdalino 2011, p. 140.
- ^ Adalian 2010, p. 514.
- ^ Hamilton 2000, p. 150.
- ^ "History of the Anatolian Seljuks". turkishhan.org.
- ^ Cahen 1969, p. 680-681, 759.
- ^ Redford 1993, pp. 220–221.
- ^ Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 29.
- ^ Turan, Osman (2002). Selçuklular Zamanında Türkiye: Siyasi Tarih Alp Arslan'dan Osman Gazi'ye (1071-1328) (in Turkish). İstanbul: Boğaziçi Yayınları.
- ^ http://acikerisimarsiv.selcuk.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/4119/219132.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y [bare URL PDF]
Sources
- Adalian, Rouben Paul (2010). Historical Dictionary of Armenia. Scarecrow Press, Inc.
- Cahen, Claude (1969). "The Turks in Iran and Anatolia before the Mongol Invasions". In Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades. Vol. 2. The University of Wisconsin Press.
- Hamilton, Bernard (2000). The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Cambridge University Press.
- Magdalino, Paul (2011). "Court and Capital in Byzantium". In Duindam, Jeroen; Artan, Tülay; Kunt, Metin (eds.). Royal Courts in Dynastic States and Empires: A Global Perspective. Vol. 1. Brill.
- Peacock, A.C.S.; Yildiz, Sara Nur (2015). The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East. I.B. Tauris.
- Redford, Scott (1993). "Thirteenth-Century Rum Seljuq Palaces and Palace Imagery". Ars Orientalis. 23.