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Death of Eldiguz and Succession in Atabeg Azerbaijan (1175)
In 1175 Shams al-Din Eldiguz, Grand Atabeg of Azerbaijan, died; his sons entered the second generation of the Eldiguz dynasty, which continued to con…
Timeline
- 1136–1174Azerbaijan and Arran · AzerbaijanAfter being appointed Atabeg of Azerbaijan in 1136, Eldiguz gradually expanded his power; from the 1160s he controlled the Seljuk sultan of western Persia as regent, with his influence reaching Isfahan in the south and the borders of Shirvan and Georgia in the north. He attacked Georgia in 1173 but was repulsed, and the dynasty still maintained strong military power on the eve of his death in 1174.
- 1175Tabriz · East AzerbaijanAfter Eldiguz's death, his eldest son Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan succeeded as Grand Atabeg, moving the capital from Nakhchivan to Hamadan to control the Persian heartland; his brother Qizil Arslan Osman became ruler of Azerbaijan, based at Tabriz. The Seljuk sultan Arslan Shah attempted unsuccessfully to throw off Atabeg control and was reportedly poisoned by Pahlavan; the dynasty continued to dominate western Persian politics in the name of regency.
Sources
- Eldiguzids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldiguzids
- Eldegüzid dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eldeguzid-dynasty
- Qizil Arslan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qizil_Arslan