Ahmad Sanjar

Type Figure Region Central Asia Time 1085–1157 Also known as Ahmad Sanjar、Sultan Sanjar、Muizz ad-Din Ahmad Sanjar

Ahmad Sanjar (1085–1157), youngest son of Malik-Shah I, governed Khurasan from 1096 based at Merv, becoming Great Seljuk sultan in 1118 and ruling ne…

Timeline

1085–1096Sinjar · Nineveh ProvinceYoungest son of Malik-Shah I, raised at the imperial court and granted a fief in childhood, laying the foundation for his later post as governor of the east.
1096–1118Merv · KhurasanFrom 1096 served as governor of Khurasan with Merv as his seat, effectively controlling the empire's vast eastern regions during his brothers' civil wars, with strong military and financial resources.
1118–1157Merv · TurkmenistanSucceeded as sultan after his brother's death in 1118, ruling nearly forty years as the empire's last strong ruler; captured by Oghuz Turks in 1153, released later but greatly diminished in prestige, and after his death in 1157 the Seljuk Empire existed in name only.

Sources

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