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Zubayda Khatun (1056 – 1099) was a granddaughter of Dawud Chaghri Beg, wife and cousin of Malik-Shah I. She was the mother of sultan Berkyaruq.

Biography

Zubayda was born to Emir Yaquti, son of Chaghri Beg. She married and influenced her cousin Malik-Shah I, giving birth to Berkyaruq in 1081 and a daughter, Gawhar Khatun. After Berkyaruq became the Seljuk Sultan, Zubayda's brother-in-law Tutush I rebelled. After Berkyaruk suppressed the rebellion and killed his uncle, he wanted to bring his mother with him, although his vizier Mu'ayyid al-Mulk opposed this. As a result of this, Mu'ayyid al-Mulk was dismissed and his brother Fakhr al-Mulk was appointed as the vizier. Berkyaruq's brother Muhammad Tapar later rebelled and declared himself as Sultan, reappointing Mu'ayyid al-Mulk, who had Zubayda Khatun captured and killed.

In popular culture

Zubayda Khatun is portrayed by Sezin Akbaşoğulları in the Turkish historical drama The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice.

See also

• Terken Khatun (wife of Malik-Shah I)

References

1. İslâm Ansiklopedisi, volume: 24, page: 93
2. ^ İslâm Ansiklopedisi, volume: 24, page: 93
3. "Uyanış Büyük Selçuklu Zübeyde Hatun kimdir?". Haber Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
4. "Uyanış Büyük Selçuklu Baş hatun olan Zübeyde Hatun kimdir? - Yeni Akit". Yeni Akit (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

• 1099 deaths
• 11th-century women
• Queens consort
• Seljuk dynasty