Malik-Shah I

During his rule as the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, Sultan Malik-Shah I played a crucial role in the history of medieval Islam.

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Malik-Shah I was the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, a period during which he played a crucial role in shaping medieval Islamic history. His reign was significant in the development of the Seljuk Empire during the medieval period.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Malik
Gender: male
Citizenship: Seljuk Empire
Place of birth: Isfahan
Place of death: Baghdad
Spouse: Zübeyde Hatun
Child: Mah-i Mulk Khatun
Father: Alp Arslan
Sibling: Sifri Khatun
Occupation: sovereign
Religion: Sunni Islam
Family: Seljuk dynasty
Noble title: sultan
Image: Malik-Shah I (portrait).jpg

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date of birth: 1055-08-15
date of death: 1092-11-19
Commons category: Malik Shah I
name in native language: ملكشاه
manner of death: homicide
cause of death: poison
honorific prefix: Amir al-Mu'minin

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Encyclopedic overview

Malik-Shah I (Persian: ملک شاه یکم) was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence. During his youth, he spent his time participating in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan, along with the latter's vizier Nizam al-Mulk. During one such campaign in 1072, Alp Arslan was fatally wounded and died only a few days later. After that, Malik-Shah was crowned as the new sultan of the empire, but the succession was contested by his uncle Qavurt. Although Malik-Shah was the nominal head of the Seljuk state, Nizam al-Mulk held near absolute power during his reign. Malik-Shah spent the rest of his reign waging war against the Karakhanids to the east and establishing order in the Caucasus.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malik-Shah I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.