Ridwan ibn Tutush
رضوان بن تتش
Ridwan ibn Taj al-Dawla Tutush ibn Alp Arslan; his father had commended him to his men before battle, and when Tutush fell at Rayy in 488 AH the news reached him at Hit — he returned to Aleppo where Janah al-Dawla al-Hasan ibn Aftakin seized the citadel by night, proclaimed him from its pulpits and managed his state well; he besieged Nisibis with al-Albi in 499 and contested kingship with his brother Duqaq at Damascus.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
Ruler of Aleppo
Ibn Khaldun reports that his father had instructed his companions, before the battle, to obey Ridwan. When Tutush was killed at Rayy in 488 AH, the news reached Ridwan at Hit, and he returned to Aleppo 1.
Jinah al-Dawla al-Hasan ibn Iftikin rose in the citadel of Aleppo during the night and proclaimed his slogan, and the khutba was read for him on its pulpits and in its districts. Ibn Khaldun mentions that he managed his state well 1.
Nisibin
He besieged Nisibin together with al-Albi in 499 AH 1.
Connections
- Sibling of
- Duqaq ibn Tutush
- Child of
- تاج الدولة تتش
People and things also explored
Duqaq 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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