Tughril II
Tughril II (c. 1109 – October–November 1134) was the Sejluk sultan of Persian Iraq briefly in 1132. He maintained power through the support of his uncle, the principal Seljuk sultan Ahmad Sanjar (r. 1118–1157); when the latter left for Transoxiana to suppress a rebellion in 1132, Tughril II lost Iraq to his rival and brother Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud. Tughril II briefly took refuge in the domain of the Bavandid ispahbad (ruler) Ali I (r. 1118–1142) in Mazandaran, where he stayed during the whole winter of 1132–1133. He subsequently captured the capital Hamadan, but was stricken with sickness and died on his arrival to the capital, in October/November 1134. Tughril II was survived by his son Arslan, who was raised by the atabeg Eldiguz, who installed him on the throne in 1161.[1]
| Tughril II | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan of the Seljuq Empire | |||||
| Reign | 1132–1134 | ||||
| Predecessor | Dawud | ||||
| Successor | Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud | ||||
| Born | c. 1109 | ||||
| Died | October–November 1134 | ||||
| Spouse | Mumina Khatun | ||||
| Issue | Arslan-Shah | ||||
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| House | House of Seljuq | ||||
| Father | Muhammad I Tapar | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Family
One of his wives was the sister of Izz al-Din Hasan Qipchaq,[2] one of the powerful amirs of the time. They married in 1188–9.[3] Another wife was Mumina Khatun.[4] She was the mother of his son, Arslan-Shah. After Tughril's death, Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud gave her to Sham al-Din Eldiguz. He took her to Barda. With him, she had two sons, the Atabeg Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan and Atabeg Qizil Arslan.[5] His only daughter married Jalal al-Din Mangubirni.[3]
References
- Houtsma 2000, p. 554.
- Bosworth, E. (2013). The History of the Seljuq Turks: The Saljuq-nama of Zahir al-Din Nishpuri. Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-136-75258-2.
- Lambton, A.K.S. (1988). Continuity and Change in Medieval Persia. Bibliotheca Persica. Bibliotheca Persica. pp. 259, 268 n. 71. ISBN 978-0-88706-133-2.
- Alyârî, H. (1966). Azerbaycan Atabeğleri: İl-Deniz Oğulları, 1146-1225. Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi. p. 23.
- Bosworth, E. (2013). The History of the Seljuq Turks: The Saljuq-nama of Zahir al-Din Nishpuri. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-136-75258-2.
Sources
- Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1968). "The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)". In Boyle, John Andrew (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–202. ISBN 0-521-06936-X.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (1994). "Dargazīnī". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume VII/1: Dārā(b)–Dastūr al-Afāżel. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-56859-019-6.
- Houtsma, M.T. (2000). "Ṭog̲h̲ri̊l (II)". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Volume X: T–U (2nd ed.). Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 554. ISBN 978-90-04-11211-7.
- Peacock, A. C. S. (2015). The Great Seljuk Empire. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 1–378. ISBN 978-0-7486-3826-0.