Qutb al-Din Sanjar
قطب الدين سنجر
Al-Nasir's mamluk and governor of Khuzistan — his covert rebellion ended in surrender at Shiraz's intercession; paraded into Baghdad on a pack-mule in leg-chains, he confessed before the assembled notables 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- military
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Qutb al-Din Sanjar, a mamluk of the caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah. He was appointed over Khuzistan after Tashtakin, emir of the pilgrimage. 2
He showed signs of departing from obedience in 606 AH. When the caliph's army marched against him, he left the land and joined the lord of Shiraz, Atabeg Sa'd ibn Dukla. The lord of Shiraz handed him over under a covenant, and he entered Baghdad in Muharram 608 AH with two chains on his leg. He confessed to matters attributed to him, and was imprisoned. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- Sanjar's revolt in Khuzistan and his surrender (606–608 AH)
People and things also explored
Sa'd ibn Dakla, Atabeg of Shiraz· Sanjar's revolt in Khuzistan and his surrender (606–608 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 352-353
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.352
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islam.museum contributors. “Qutb al-Din Sanjar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/qutb-al-din-sanjar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.