Fakhr al-Mulk

Fakhr al-Mulk was a Persian bureaucrat, who served as the vizier of the Seljuk sultan Berkyaruq (r.1092–1105) from 1095 to 1099, and later vizier of the Sejluk prince and ruler of Khurasan, Ahmad Sanjar, from 1101 to 1106. He was the eldest son of the prominent Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk.[1][2]

Fakhr al-Mulk
Seljuk Vizier
In office
1095 – 1099
MonarchBerkyaruq
In office
1101 – 1106
MonarchAhmad Sanjar
Personal details
Died1110s
ParentNizam al-Mulk
Relatives
  • Brothers:
  • Shams al-Mulk Uthman
  • Abulfath Fakhr al-Malik
  • Mu'ayyid al-Mulk
  • Jamal al-Mulk
  • Diya al-Mulk
  • Izz al-Mulk
  • Imad al-Mulk Abu'l-Kasim
  • Safiyya (sister)

References

  1. Tetley 2008, p. 160.
  2. Bosworth 1999, pp. 164–165.

Sources

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