Rukn al-Din takes Malatya from his brother — and Erzurum

ملك ركن الدين ملطية من أخيه وأرزن الروم

c. 1200 CE · 597 AH

Malatya (Melitene) → Erzurum

Rukn al-Din Sulayman Shah the Seljuk took Malatya from his brother and Erzurum, gathering the Rum lands fragmented among the princes into one hand — the greatest Seljuk kingship since the sultans 1.

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119012001210 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Summary

Rukn al-Din Sulayman Shah the Seljuk took Malatya and Arzan al-Rum from his brother, and gathered into his hand what had been scattered of the lands of Rum. 1

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Malatya (Melitene)· Erzurum
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Suleiman II, Sultan of Rum

People and things also explored

Death of Rukn al-Din Sulayman II of Rum· The Fall and Demolition of Malatya, 133· Al-Mansur's Rebuilding of Malatya· Feryal Clark· Turgut Özal· The Jazira· Taranda (Taranta)· Suleiman II, Sultan of Rum

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 275
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