Yağıbasan
| Yağıbasan | |
|---|---|
| Melik Emir | |
._Nizam_al-Din_Yaghi_Basan._AH_536-559_(AD_1142-1164)_Sivas_mint.jpg) Coinage of Nizam al-Din Yaghi Basan. AH 536-559 (1142-1164 CE) Sivas mint. | |
| Reign | 1143 – 1164 |
| Predecessor | Malik ZūnNūn |
| Successor | Melik Mücahid Gazi |
| Died | 1164 Çankırı, Sultanate of Rum, now Turkey |
| Father | Emir Gazi |
Nizamettin Yağıbasan, or simply Yağıbasan (meaning "enemy raider" or "smashing the enemy") was the sixth ruler of Danishmendids and the uncle of Melik Zünnun.
Background
After
beyliks (principalities) were formed in Anatolia before Anatolia was united by the Sultanate of Rum. Danishmends was one of the most important ones. Following the First Crusade they dominated even on the Seljukids.[1]
Civil war
Yağıbasan was the grandson of
Mesut I of the Seljuks saw his chance to end the Danishmend dominance in Anatolia. He captured Sivas and in 1150 Yağıbasan agreed to be a vassal of the Seljuks.[1]
Wars against the Seljuks and the Artukids
In 1155, Mesut died and was succeeded by
Artukids.[1]
By this policy he was caught in between the Seljuks and the Artukids. But, Seljuks of Syria reconciled them.
Death
Yağıbasan died in 1164. He was succeeded by Melik Mucahid Gazi.
Medreses of Yağıbasan
In
medrese-mosque commissioned by Yağıbasan. The square plan medrese had been constructed in 1151.[3] There is one other medrese also commissioned by Yağıbasan in Niksar.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Prof.Yaşar Yücel-Prof Ali Sevim:Türkiye tarihi Cilt I, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, 1991, pp 172
- ^ a b History page (in Turkish)
- ^ Official Vaqf page (in Turkish)