Melikshah
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Malik Shah or Malek Shah or Melik Shah was the sultan
of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm between the years 1110 and 1116. Prior to Melikshah's accession, the throne had remained vacant for three years following the death of Kilij Arslan I
in 1107. Melikshah was held prisoner in Isfahan until 1110 when he returned to Anatolia
to assume the throne. Shortly before his death, Melikshah signed a treaty with the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus
agreeing to let the Byzantines take back all their land in Anatolia, but the treaty was nullified after Melikshah was assassinated by his brother Mesud, who succeeded him as sultan.
Melikshah was described by Anna Komnena as a fool who often ignored the strategies of his more experienced generals, to the point where he mocked and criticized his generals.
Melikshah, the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm
must not to be confused with his better known namesake and distant cousin, Malik-Shah I of the Great Seljuq Empire
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Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm between the years 1110 and 1116. Prior to Melikshah's accession, the throne had remained vacant for three years following the death of Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the brunt of the entire attack...
in 1107. Melikshah was held prisoner in Isfahan until 1110 when he returned to Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
to assume the throne. Shortly before his death, Melikshah signed a treaty with the Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus
Alexius Comnenus
Alexios Komnenos, latinized as Alexius Comnenus, may refer to:* Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor * Alexios Komnenos , son of Isaac Komnenos* Alexios Komnenos , son of John II Komnenos...
agreeing to let the Byzantines take back all their land in Anatolia, but the treaty was nullified after Melikshah was assassinated by his brother Mesud, who succeeded him as sultan.
Melikshah was described by Anna Komnena as a fool who often ignored the strategies of his more experienced generals, to the point where he mocked and criticized his generals.
Melikshah, the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm
Sultanate of Rûm
The Sultanate of Rum , also known as the Anatolian Seljuk State , was a Turkic state centered in in Anatolia, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the court of the sultanate was highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also functioned at times as capitals...
must not to be confused with his better known namesake and distant cousin, Malik-Shah I of the Great Seljuq Empire
Great Seljuq Empire
The Great Seljuq Empire was a medieval Persianate, Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf...
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