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Malik Shah I

Type Figure Region West Asia Time 1055–1092 Also known as Malik Shah I、Malik-Shah、Jalal al-Dawla Malik-Shah

Malik Shah I (1055–1092), third Seljuk sultan and son of Alp Arslan, whose reign saw the empire reach its zenith before descending into civil war aft…

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  1. 1055–1072Isfahan · Isfahan ProvinceBorn in Isfahan, son of Sultan Alp Arslan, he received military and administrative training during his father's campaigns and internal governance and was designated heir.
  2. 1072–1092Isfahan · IranAfter acceding he appointed Nizam al-Mulk as chancellor, consolidated rule over Mesopotamia and Persia, suppressed Fatimid power, and supported Anatolian frontier pressure on the Byzantines; the empire's territory and administration reached their peak.
  3. 1092Baghdad · IraqDied near Baghdad in 1092; his sons and senior ministers immediately fell into succession disputes, and the empire passed from unified prosperity into prolonged division and civil war.

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