Barkiyaruq

'''Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah (; 1079/80 – 1105), better known as Berkyaruq''' (), was the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1094 to 1105.

Key facts

Royalty.title: SultanShahanshah
Royalty.image: BarkiyaruqPainting.jpg
Royalty.image_size: 300px
Royalty.caption: Investiture scene of Berkyaruq, from the 14th-century book ''Jami' al-tawarikh''
Royalty.succession: Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
Royalty.reign: 1094–1105
Royalty.predecessor: Mahmud I
Royalty.successor: Malik-Shah II
Royalty.house: House of Seljuk
Royalty.full name: Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah
Royalty.father: Malik-Shah I
Royalty.mother: Zubayda Khatun
Royalty.issue: Malik-Shah IIZubayda Khatun
Royalty.birth_date: 1079/80
Royalty.birth_place: Isfahan
Royalty.death_date: 1105 (aged 25)
Royalty.death_place: Borujerd
Royalty.religion: Sunni Islam

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Seljuk Empire
Place of birth: Isfahan
Place of death: Borujerd
Child: Malik-Shah II
Father: Malik-Shah I
Mother: Zübeyde Hatun
Sibling: Gawhar Khatun
Occupation: politician
Religion: Sunni Islam
Family: Seljuk dynasty
Noble title: sultan
Image: Seljuk Sultan Barkiaruq.jpg

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date of death: 1104-12-02
date of birth: 1079-00-00
cause of death: tuberculosis
Commons category: Barkiyaruq
manner of death: natural causes

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Background
Reign
Initial challenges and consolidation of power
Conflict with Muhammad I Tapar
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'''Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah (; 1079/80 – 1105), better known as Berkyaruq''' (), was the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1094 to 1105.

The son and successor of Malik-Shah I (), he reigned during the opening stages of the decline and fragmentation of the empire, which marked the rise of Turkoman atabegates and principalities, which would eventually stretch from Kirman to Anatolia and Syria. His reign was marked by internal strife, mainly against other Seljuk princes. By his death in 1105, his authority had largely vanished. His infant son Malik-Shah II briefly succeeded him, until he was killed by Berkyaruq's half-brother and rival Muhammad I Tapar ().

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