Ahmad Sanjar
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"Sanjar" redirects here. For the town in Iraq, see Sinjar. For the Iraqi plain, see Plain of Sanjar. For the Iraqi mountain, see Mount Sinjar.
Ahmad Sanjar (Persian: احمد سنجر; full name: Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah[3]) (6 November 1086 – 8 May 1157)[4] was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until 1118,[5] when he became the Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, which he ruled until his death in 1157.
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Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire | |
Reign | 18 April 1118 – 8 May 1157 |
Predecessor | Muhammad I |
Co-sultan | Mahmud II (1118–1131) Dawud (1131–1132) Tughril II (1132–1134) Mas'ud (1134–1152) Malik-Shah III (1152–1153) Muhammad II (1153–1157) |
Malik of Khorasan | |
Reign | 1097–1118 |
Predecessor | Muhammad I Tapar |
Successor | Kara-Khitan conquest |
Born | 6 November 1086 Sinjar |
Died | 8 May 1157(1157-05-08) (aged 70) Merv |
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Dynasty | Seljuq |
Father | Malik-Shah I |
Mother | Taj Safariyya Khatun[1][2] |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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