Qilij Arslan I ibn Sulayman
قليج أرسلان بن سليمان بن قطلمش
c. 1107 CE · c. 500 AH
Qilij Arslan ibn Sulayman ibn Qutulmush, Seljuk sultan of Rum; succeeding his father over Konya, Aqsaray and the Rum lands, he fought the Frankish hosts crossing his country toward the Levantine coast in 490 AH, then took Mosul, Diyar Bakr and their districts and sat on the throne — marching from Mosul against Jawali Saqawa's siege of al-Rahba, his host deserted him, he charged Jawali in person, was beaten back by Jawali's men and threw himself into the Khabur where he drowned; his son Mas'ud took the Rum lands.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Anatolia · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Qilij Arslan ibn Sulayman ibn Qutlumush, sultan of the Seljuks of Rum, and son of Sulayman ibn Qutlumush. After his father he ruled Konya, Aksaray and the rest of the lands of Rum. 1
The Franks and Mosul
Ibn Khaldun reports that when the Franks advanced on the coasts of Syria in 490 AH, they passed through his lands and he contested them. He then seized Mosul, Diyar Bakr and their districts, and sat on the throne 1.
His death
Jawali Saqawu besieged al-Rahba, and Qilij Arslan marched from Mosul to fight him. His people deserted him, so he charged Jawali himself and unhorsed the standard-bearer. Then Jawali's men defeated him, and he threw himself into the Khabur and drowned. His son Mas'ud governed the lands of Rum 1.
The year of his death is estimated in our data at about 500 AH. That estimate is marked as open to question, and an additional source is needed.
Connections
- Child of
- سليمان بن قتلمش السلجوقي
- Ruler of
- Sultanate of Rum
People and things also explored
سليمان بن قتلمش السلجوقي· Sultanate of Rum· أخذ سليمان بن قتلمش أنطاكية من الروم
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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