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Fragmentation of the Iraqi Seljuk Sultanate

Type Event Region Mesopotamia Time 1092–1096

After Malik Shah's death in 1092, his sons contested the legacy of the Great Seljuk Empire and Iraq fell into division;…

Timeline

1092Baghdad · MesopotamiaSultan Malik Shah I died suddenly without clearly naming an heir; the Baghdad court and provincial governors fell into succession disputes, and imperial central authority rapidly collapsed.
1093–1096Mesopotamia · MesopotamiaBarkiyaruq, Muhammad Tapar, and other sons fought a civil war in Mesopotamia; Baghdad changed hands repeatedly, and the Iraqi Seljuk Sultanate became a symbolic center of power contended by all sides.

Sources

Seljuq https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seljuq
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (1968)