السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه غياث الدنيا والدين
السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه غياث الدنيا والدين
Malikshah's son; he beat his brother Barkyaruq and was invested Ghiyath al-Dunya wa'l-Din with khutba at Baghdad, made peace in 497, then took the whole sultanate from Barkyaruq's child in 498. He took the Batiniyya's Isfahan castle in 500, lifted Baghdad's taxes in 501, and died in 511 leaving fourteen-year-old Mahmud 1.
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Overview
Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah, whose title was Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din. Al-Suyuti says that he rose against his brother Sultan Barkiyaruq and was victorious over him; the caliph invested him, and the khutba was given in his name in Baghdad. Battles took place between them, and then peace was made in 497 AH. 1
His sultanate
When Barkiyaruq died in 498 AH, he rose against his young son, and the word was united around him, and he returned to Isfahan as sultan. He took the fortress of the Batiniyya in Isfahan in 500 AH, and in 501 AH he lifted the taxes and dues in Baghdad. He died in 511 AH, and his son Mahmud was set up, aged fourteen. 1
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 657-661
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islam.museum contributors. “السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه غياث الدنيا والدين”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-ibn-malikshah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.