Artuk Bey

Zaheer-ul-Daulah Artuk Beg
Governor of Jerusalem
In office
1085–1091
Succeeded byIlghazi and Sökmen
Personal details
Bornunknown
Died1091
Jerusalem, Seljuk Empire
NationalityOghuz Turk from the Doger tribe[1]
Military service
AllegianceSeljuk Empire
RankGeneral
Battles/warsBattle of Manzikert (1071)
Conquest of Amid (1085)
Battle of Ain Salm (1086)

Zaheer-ul-Daulah Artuk Beg, known as Artuk Bey, was a Turkoman commander of the Seljuk Empire in the 11th century, chief of the Oghuz tribe of Döğer, and eponymous founder of the Artuqid dynasty.[2][3] His father's name was Eksük. He was the Seljuk governor of Jerusalem between 1085–1091. Although the Artuqid dynasty was named after him, actually the dynasty was founded by his sons Sökmen and Ilghazi after his death. He was also father to Alp-Yaruq, Bahram, Abd al-Jabar, and three other sons.[4]

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  3. ^ E. J. Van Donzel, ed. (1994). Islamic Desk Reference. Brill. p. 39. Artuqids. Turkmen dynasty which reigned over....
  4. ^ Hillenbrand, Carole, History of the Jazira, 1100-1150:  The Contribution of ibn al-Azraq al-Fariqi,  Ph.D. thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1979, pg. 620