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Tutush I
Tutush I (c. 1050–1095), son of Great Seljuk founder Alp Arslan and brother of Sultan Malik-Shah I, was granted Syria in 1078 and established the Syr…
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- c. 1050–1077Khurasan · KhurasanGrew up in the imperial court as a son of Alp Arslan, receiving military and administrative education and taking part in the empire's early wars of expansion, cultivating the ability to later govern Syria independently.
- 1078–1092Damascus · LevantGranted rule of Syria by his brother Malik-Shah I, he established a Syrian Seljuk state centered on Damascus and expanded southward to control parts of Palestine, competing with the Fatimid Caliphate and other local powers.
- 1092–1095near Aleppo · SyriaAfter the successive deaths of Malik-Shah I and Nizam al-Mulk, Tutush I declared himself sultan amid the power vacuum, contested the throne with his nephew Berkyaruq, and was defeated and killed in a battle near Aleppo in 1095, after which the Syrian Seljuk state collapsed.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (ed.) (1968)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Tutush (2000)