Sukman al-Qutbi
سكمان القطبي
Sukman al-Qutbi; founder of the Akhlat state of the Shahs of Armenia in 493 — the strongest of Seljuk Armenia's lesser states though its folk were mostly Armenian — his house lasting to 581 when rule passed to his mamluk Bak Timur then the Ayyubids.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · military-commander
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Overview
Sukman al-Qutbi, founder of the state of Akhlat, one of the Shahs of Armenia, in the year 493 AH. Hasan Ibrahim Hasan says that his amirate was the strongest of the Seljuk principalities that arose in Armenia, although most of its people were Armenians 1.
The dynasty
His family lasted until the year 581 AH, when rule passed to his mamluk Bek Temur and then to the Ayyubids. See the Shahs of Armenia (Akhlat) 2.
Connections
- Founder of
- Shah-i Arman of Akhlat
People and things also explored
Sources
- Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan, p.83
- Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan, p.88-89
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Sukman al-Qutbi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sukman-al-qutbi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.