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Malik-Shah I
Sign in to saveDuring 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 born on January 1, 1055, and died on November 19, 1092. His birth date is also recorded as August 15, 1055. He is associated with the country code XW.
In music databases, he is categorized with the artist type "Other" and has a gender listed as "Not applicable." His genres are described as "fixme or cleanup," "special purpose," "special purpose artist," and "unknown." He is credited with five works.
The subject is referenced by 302 other encyclopedia articles. A category named "Malik Shah I" exists on Commons.
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Wikidata facts
- 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.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malik-Shah I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.