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In 1086, Suleiman, seeking to expand his dominion, placed [[Aleppo]] under siege and demanded its surrender.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} The emir of Aleppo sent a message to [[Tutush I]], the Seljuk ruler of [[Syria]], stating he would hand the city over to him.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} Suleiman, hearing of the approach of Tutush's forces, raised the siege and marched to meet him.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} In the [[Battle of Ain Salm|battle of Ain Salm]] near [[Aleppo]], Suleiman attacked Tutush but his forces fled before Tutush's army under [[Artuk Bey]] and Suleiman was killed.{{efn|Ibn al-Athir gives two conflicting accounts: that Suleiman committed suicide or was struck in the face with an arrow and died.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=224}} Komnena states Suleiman committed suicide during the battle.{{sfn|Komnena}}}}{{sfn|Grousset|1970|p=154}}{{sfn|Peacock|2015|p=66}}{{sfn|Mecit|2011|p=66}} |
In 1086, Suleiman, seeking to expand his dominion, placed [[Aleppo]] under siege and demanded its surrender.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} The emir of Aleppo sent a message to [[Tutush I]], the Seljuk ruler of [[Syria]], stating he would hand the city over to him.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} Suleiman, hearing of the approach of Tutush's forces, raised the siege and marched to meet him.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=223}} In the [[Battle of Ain Salm|battle of Ain Salm]] near [[Aleppo]], Suleiman attacked Tutush but his forces fled before Tutush's army under [[Artuk Bey]] and Suleiman was killed.{{efn|Ibn al-Athir gives two conflicting accounts: that Suleiman committed suicide or was struck in the face with an arrow and died.{{sfn|Ibn al-Athir|2002|p=224}} Komnena states Suleiman committed suicide during the battle.{{sfn|Komnena}}}}{{sfn|Grousset|1970|p=154}}{{sfn|Peacock|2015|p=66}}{{sfn|Mecit|2011|p=66}}{{sfn|Leiser|2010|p=304}} |
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Malik-Shah marched to Antakya, where Suleiman's vizier surrendered both the city and Suleiman's son, [[Kilij Arslan I]].{{sfn|Basan|2010|p=91}} Malik Shah transferred Kilij to [[Isfahan]] as a hostage. |
Malik-Shah marched to Antakya, where Suleiman's vizier surrendered both the city and Suleiman's son, [[Kilij Arslan I]].{{sfn|Basan|2010|p=91}} Malik Shah transferred Kilij to [[Isfahan]] as a hostage. |
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*{{cite web |last1=[[Anna Komnene|Komnena]] |first1=Anna |title=The Alexiad |url=https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad06.asp |website=Medieval Sourcebook |publisher=Fordham University |access-date=23 April 2022}} |
*{{cite web |last1=[[Anna Komnene|Komnena]] |first1=Anna |title=The Alexiad |url=https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad06.asp |website=Medieval Sourcebook |publisher=Fordham University |access-date=23 April 2022}} |
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*{{cite book |title=The New Cambridge History of Islam |volume=2: The Western Islamic World Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries |editor-first=Maribel |editor-last=Fierro |chapter=The Turks in Anatolia before the Ottomans |pages=301-312 |first=Gary |last=Leiser |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2010 }} |
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*{{cite book |first=George |last=Ostrogorsky |title=History of the Byzantine State |translator-first=Joan |translator-last=Hussey |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=1969 }} |
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*{{cite book |first=Andrew |last=Peacock |title=The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2013 }} |
*{{cite book |first=Andrew |last=Peacock |title=The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2013 }} |
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| Suleiman I | |
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| Shah Ghazi | |
 Kutalmışoğlu Suleiman monument in Tarsus, Mersin | |
| Sultan of Rum | |
| Reign | 1077–1086 |
| Predecessor | Qutalmish |
| Successor | Kilij Arslan I |
| Died | 1086 Near Antioch |
| Consort | Seljuka Khatun |
| Issue | Kilij Arslan I |
| House | Seljuk |
| Father | Qutalmish |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Shah Suleiman ibn Qutalmish (Turkish: Kutalmışoğlu Süleyman Şah, Old Anatolian Turkish: سُلَیمانشاہ بن قُتَلمِش, Persian: سلیمان بن قتلمش) founded an independent Seljuk Turkish state in Anatolia and ruled as Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1077 until his death in 1086.[1]
Life
Suleiman was the son of Qutalmish, who had struggled unsuccessfully against his cousin Alp Arslan for the throne of the Great Seljuk Empire. When Qutalmish died in 1064, Suleiman fled with his three brothers into the Taurus Mountains and there sought refuge with Turkmen tribes living beyond the borders of the empire. Alp Arslan responded by launching a series of punitive expeditions against them. Of the four brothers, Suleiman alone with his brother Mansur survived the raids and was able to consolidate his leadership of the Turkmen.[2]
His realm
In 1078, the Byzantine emperor Michael VII sought the help of Suleiman against Nicephorus Botaneiates, the commander of the Anatolic Theme, who had challenged the emperor for the throne. Suleiman intercepted Botaneiates' small force between Cotyaeum and Nicaea, whereupon the usurper persuaded Suleiman and Mansur[3] to join his rebellion by offering him incentives superior to those of the emperor.[4] Nicephorus' bid for power was successful, and in return for their support Suleiman's Turkmen were allowed to settle on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, near Constantinople itself. Two years later, Suleiman lent his support to another pretender, Nicephorus Melissenus.[5] It was the latter Nicephorus who opened the gates of Nicaea to the Turkmen, allowing Suleiman to establish a permanent base.[6] All Bithynia was soon under Suleiman's control, a circumstance which allowed him to restrict communication between Constantinople and the former Byzantine subjects in Anatolia.
In 1084, Suleiman left Nicaea, leaving his kinsman Abu'l Qasim in charge. That same year, he captured Antakya, massacred its inhabitants, stole the treasures of the church of St. Cassianus, and converted the church into a mosque.[7] Following Suleiman's capture of Antakya, the Uqaylid Muslim ibn Quraysh demanded tribute.[8] Suleiman refused, which was followed by border raids by both sides.[8] In 1085, Muslim ibn Quraysh marched an army to besiege Antakya, Suleiman intercepted him and defeated Muslim after the latter's army suffered the defection of Turkmen under the command of Cubuk bey.[8]
His death
In 1086, Suleiman, seeking to expand his dominion, placed Aleppo under siege and demanded its surrender.[9] The emir of Aleppo sent a message to Tutush I, the Seljuk ruler of Syria, stating he would hand the city over to him.[9] Suleiman, hearing of the approach of Tutush's forces, raised the siege and marched to meet him.[9] In the battle of Ain Salm near Aleppo, Suleiman attacked Tutush but his forces fled before Tutush's army under Artuk Bey and Suleiman was killed.[a][12][13][14][15]
Malik-Shah marched to Antakya, where Suleiman's vizier surrendered both the city and Suleiman's son, Kilij Arslan I.[8] Malik Shah transferred Kilij to Isfahan as a hostage.
Upon the death of Malik-Shah I, Kilij Arslan I re-established the Sultanate of Rûm.
Notes
References
- ^ Peacock 2013, p. 71-72.
- ^ Cahen 1968, p. 73-74.
- ^ "Mansur ibn Kutulmush". Prosography of the Byzantine World. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Vryonis 1971, p. 112-113.
- ^ Ostrogorsky 1969, p. 348-349.
- ^ Cahen 1968, p. 75.
- ^ Vryonis 1971, p. 159.
- ^ a b c d Basan 2010, p. 91.
- ^ a b c Ibn al-Athir 2002, p. 223.
- ^ Ibn al-Athir 2002, p. 224.
- ^ Komnena.
- ^ Grousset 1970, p. 154.
- ^ Peacock 2015, p. 66.
- ^ Mecit 2011, p. 66.
- ^ Leiser 2010, p. 304.
Sources
- Basan, Osman Aziz (2010). The Great Seljuqs: A History. Routledge. ISBN 1136953930.
- Cahen, Claude (1968). Pre-Ottoman Turkey: a general survey of the material and spiritual culture and history c. 1071-1330. Translated by Jones-Williams, J. Taplinger.
- Grousset, René (1970). The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. Translated by Walford, Naomi. Rutgers University Press.
- Mecit, Songul (2011). "Kingship and Ideology under the Rum Seljuqs". In Lange, Christian; Mecit, Songul (eds.). The Seljuqs: Politics, Society and Culture. Edinburgh University Press.
- Ibn al-Athir (2002). The Annals of the Saljuq Turks. Translated by Richards, D.S. Routledge.
- Komnena, Anna. "The Alexiad". Medieval Sourcebook. Fordham University. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Leiser, Gary (2010). "The Turks in Anatolia before the Ottomans". In Fierro, Maribel (ed.). The New Cambridge History of Islam. Vol. 2: The Western Islamic World Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press. pp. 301–312.
- Ostrogorsky, George (1969). History of the Byzantine State. Translated by Hussey, Joan. Rutgers University Press.
- Peacock, Andrew (2013). The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East. I.B. Tauris.
- Peacock, Andrew (2015). The Great Seljuk Empire. Edinburgh University Press.
- Vryonis, Speros (1971). The Decline of Medieval Hellenism in Asia Minor and the Process of Islamization from the Eleventh through the Fifteenth Century. University of California Press.
- Sevim, Ali (1987). Anadolu'nun Fethi : Selçuklular Dönemi (başlangıçtan 1086'ya kadar). Turkish Historical Association.
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