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Suleiman II
Rukhuddin
Gold coinage of Suleyman II of Rum, Qunya, 597 H (1200-1201)
Seljuq sultans of Rum
Reign1196–1204
PredecessorKaykhusraw I
SuccessorKilij Arslan III
Co-SultanMalik Shah II
(1196-1197)
Tughril Shah
(1202-1204)
Born1166
Konya, Sultanate of Rum
Died1204 (aged 38)
IssueKilij Arslan III
Names
Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah
DynastySeljuk
FatherKilij Arslan II
ReligionSunni Islam

Suleiman II, also known as Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah (Arabic: رکن الدین سلیمان شاه), was the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm between 1196 and 1204.[1]

Son of Kilij Arslan II, Suleiman overthrew his brother, Sultan Kaykhusraw I, and became sultan in 1196.[2]

Suleiman fought neighbouring rulers and expanded the territories of the Sultanate. In 1201, he conquered Erzurum, giving it as a fief to Mughith al-Din Tugrulshah in 1202.[3] Successful in the wars with the Byzantines, Suleiman was routed by the Georgians in the Battle of Basian of 1203.[4]

Suleiman was succeeded by his son Kilij Arslan III in 1204–1205,[5] after which Kaykhusraw I forced his way into Konya, removed Kilij from power and was enthroned for a second time.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 213.
  2. ^ Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 78.
  3. ^ Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 158.
  4. ^ Mikaberidze 2011, p. 196.
  5. ^ a b Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 178-179.

Sources

  • Bosworth, C.E. (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press.
  • Peacock, A.C.S.; Yildiz, Sara Nur (2015). The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East. I.B. Tauris.
  • Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2011). "Battle of Basian (1203)". Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World:An Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO.
Preceded by Sultan of Rûm
1196–1204
Succeeded by