Duqaq ibn Tutush
دقاق بن تتش
1104 CE · 497 AH
Duqaq ibn Taj al-Dawla Tutush ibn Alp Arslan; he was in Damascus castle when his father fell in 488 AH, summoned to kingship by Sawtakin the eunuch and reached Damascus before his brother Ridwan's courier — on Yaghisiyan of Antioch's advice he held Damascus independently of his brother, made al-Khawarizmi his vizier and controller of the state, and died in 497, whereupon his atabeg Tughtakin took power and proclaimed his infant brother Tultash.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Ruler of Damascus
He was in the citadel of Damascus when his father was killed. The eunuch Sawtakin summoned him to rule, so he set out and reached Damascus before his brother Ridwan could catch him. Bagisyan, lord of Antioch, advised him to act independently of his brother in Damascus, and he did so. 1
He appointed al-Khwarazmi as his vizier and gave him authority over his state. He died in 497 AH (around 1104 CE, a derived conversion, the date following the report). 1
After his death, his atabeg Tughtakin took the rule for himself and proclaimed his brother Tutush as ruler; Tutush was a youth who had just reached adolescence. 1
Connections
- Child of
- تاج الدولة تتش
- Sibling of
- Ridwan ibn Tutush
People and things also explored
Ridwan ibn Tutush· تاج الدولة تتش· ألب أرسلان عضد الدولة بن جغري بك· Qasim al-Dawla Aqsunqur
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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