For the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, see List of Seljuk sultans of Rûm.
| Sultan of the Seljuk Empire | |
|---|---|
| Imperial | |
| Details | |
| Style | Sultan, Sultan of Sultans, Shahanshah |
| First monarch | Toghrul I |
| Last monarch | Toghrul III |
| Formation | 1037 |
| Abolition | 1194 |
This is a list of sultans of the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194).
List of sultans
| Laqab | Given name | Regnal name | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Muhammad | Toghrul-Beg (1037–1063) |
990 | 1) Altun Jan Khatun (2) Aka (daughter of Yusuf Qadir-Khan, Khagan of Kara-Khanid Khanate) (3) Seyyedeh Fatima (daughter of Al-Qa'im, Abbasid caliph) |
4 September 1063 |
| Diya ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah ضياء الدين عضد الدولة |
Muhammad | Alp Arslan (1063–1072) |
20 January 1029 | (1) Aka (daughter of Yusuf Qadir-Khan, Khagan of Kara-Khanid Khanate, widow of Toghrul I) (2) Safariyya Khatun |
15 December 1072 |
| Muizz ad-Din Jalal ad-Dawlah معز الدین جلال الدولة |
Hasan | Malik-Shah I (1072–1092) |
1055 | 1) Terken Khatun (daughter of Ibrahim Tamghach-Khan, Khagan of the Western Kara-Khanids) (2) Zubaida Khatun (daughter of Yaquti ibn Chaghri-Beg) (3) Tajuddin Safariyya Khatun |
19 November 1092 |
| Nasir ad-Dunya wa ad-Din ناصر الدنیا والدین |
Mahmud I (1092–1094) |
1087 or 1088 | 1094 | ||
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Muhammad | Barkiyaruq (1094–1105) |
1081 | 1105 | |
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Jalal ad-Dawlah رکن الدنیا والدین جلال الدولة |
Malik-Shah II (1105) |
? | ? | ||
| Ghiyath ad-Dunya wa ad-Din غیاث الدنیا والدین |
Muhammad | Tapar (1105–1118) |
January 1082 | (1) Gawhar Khatun (2) Safaveddin Maryam Khatun |
April 1118 |
| Mughith ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Jalal ad-Dawlah مغيث الدنیا والدین جلال الدولة |
Mahmud II (1118–1131) |
1105 | 1) Mah-i Mulk Khatun (daughter of Sanjar) (2) Amir Siti Khatun (daughter of Sanjar) (3) Ata Khatun (daughter of Khadija Arslan-Khatun bint Chaghri-Beg) |
1131 | |
| Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah معز الدنیا والدین عضد الدولة |
Ahmad | Sanjar (1118–1153) |
1085 | 1) Terken Khatun (wife of Ahmad Sanjar) (daughter of Muhammad Arslan-Khan, Khagan of the Western Kara-Khanids) (2) Rusudan (daughter of Demetrius I of Georgia, widow of Masud) |
8 May 1157 |
| Ghiyath ad-Dunya wa ad-Din غیاث الدنیا والدین |
Dawud (1131–1132) |
? | Gawhar Khatun (daughter of Masud) |
? | |
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Tughril II (1132–1134) |
1109 | Momine Khatun | October/November 1134 | |
| Ghiyath ad-Dunya wa ad-Din غیاث الدنیا والدین |
Masud (1134–1152) |
1108 or 1109 | 1) Gawhar Khatun (daughter of Sanjar) (2) Zubaida Khatun (daughter of Barkiyaruq) (3) Mustazhiriyya (daughter of Qawurd) (4) Sufra (daughter of Dubais) (5) Arab-Khatun (6) Rusudan (daughter of Demetrius I of Georgia) |
13 September 1152 | |
| Muin ad-Dunya wa ad-Din معين الدنیا والدین |
Malik-Shah III (1152–1153) |
? | 1160 | ||
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Muhammad-Shah (1153–1159) |
1128 | 1) Mahd Rafi Khatun (daughter of Kirman-Shah ibn Arslan-Shah I) (2) Gawhar Khatun (daughter of Masud, widow of Dawud) |
December 1159 | |
| Ghiyath ad-Dunya wa ad-Din غیاث الدنیا والدین |
Suleiman-Shah (1159–1161) |
? | 1161 | ||
| Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din معز الدنیا والدین |
Arslan-Shah (1161–1176) |
? | Kirmani Khatun | 1176 | |
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Toghrul III (1176–1191) 1st reign |
1168 or 1169 | 1194 | ||
| Muzaffar ad-Dunya wa ad-Din مظفر الدنیا والدین |
Qizil Arslan (1191) |
? | Inanj Khatun (daughter of Sunqur-Inanj, ruler of Rey, widow of Muhammad ibn Ildeniz) |
1191 | |
| Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین |
Toghrul III (1192–1194) 2nd reign |
1168 or 1169 | 1194 |
See also
References
- Soviet Historical Encyclopedia. Volume I. Page 415.
- International encyclopaedia of Islamic dynasties, Ed. Nagendra Kr Singh, (Anmol Publication PVT Ltd., 2005), 1076.
- "Liste der Seldschuken-Fürsten"
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