Ilig Khan Sulayman al-Qarakhani

Ilig Khan Sulayman al-Khaqani, brother of Bughra Khan, whose title was Shahir al-Dawla. He took the Turkish kingship at Kashgar after his brother, then entered Bukhara in 389 AH, which ended the rule of the Samanids. ¹

Ibn Khaldun says that after his brother his rule over Turkestan and its districts was secured. He honoured the servant Faʾiq for the wars he had suffered in Khurasan, and interceded for him with the Amir Nuh, who then appointed him over Samarqand. ¹

He coveted the kingship of Bukhara, and marched with the Turkish hosts, pretending to defend Abd al-Malik. He seized Bakjkarzun, the amirs and the commanders. He entered Bukhara on the tenth of Dhu al-Qa'da 389 AH, "according to the reading of the text", that is, as the printed text has it. He took up residence in the palace of the amirate, imprisoned Abd al-Malik until he died, and imprisoned with him Mansur, Abu al-Harith, who had been deposed. ¹

He then clashed with Isma'il al-Mustansir al-Samani and defeated him in the districts of Usrushana. ¹

The relationship data describe him as "judge of the Samanid state", which does not agree with the report, and so it has not been used here. It needs an additional source, and needs to be linked to the Qarakhanid state.