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Il-Arslan ("The Lion") (full name: Taj ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Il-Arslan ibn Atsiz, Persian: تاج الدین ابوالفتح ایل ارسلان بن اتسز) (died March 1172) was the Shah of Khwarezm from 1156 until 1172. He was the son of Atsïz.

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Royalty.name
Il-Arslan
Royalty.image
Il-Arslan.jpg
Royalty.image_size
300px
Royalty.caption
Il-Arslan seated on his throne.
Royalty.death_date
7 March 1172
Royalty.death_place
Gurganj, Khwarazm
Royalty.full name
Laqab: Taj ad-Din (shortly)Kunya: Abul-FathGiven name: Il-Arslan
Royalty.father
Atsiz
Royalty.spouse
Terken Khatun
Royalty.issue
Ala ad-Din TekishJalal ad-Din Sultan-Shah
Royalty.succession
Khwarazmshah
Royalty.reign
22 August 1156 – 7 March 1172
Royalty.predecessor
Atsiz
Royalty.successor
Tekish and Sultan-Shah
Royalty.house
House of Anushtegin
Royalty.religion
Sunni Islam

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date of death
1172-03-07
date of birth
1150-00-00
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  • Reign
  • Court life
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Il-Arslan ("The Lion") (full name: Taj ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Il-Arslan ibn Atsiz, Persian: تاج الدین ابوالفتح ایل ارسلان بن اتسز) (died March 1172) was the Shah of Khwarezm from 1156 until 1172. He was the son of Atsïz.

== Reign == In 1152 Il-Arslan was made governor of Jand, an outpost on the Syr Darya which had recently been reconquered, by his father. In 1156 Atsïz died and Il-Arslan succeeded him as Khwarazm-Shah. Like his father, he decided to pay tribute to both the Seljuk sultan Sanjar and the Qara Khitai gurkhan.

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