Il-Arslan

Il-Arslan
Il-Arslan seated on his throne.
Khwarazmshah
Reign22 August 1156 – 7 March 1172
PredecessorAtsiz
SuccessorTekish and Sultan-Shah
Died7 March 1172
Gurganj, Khwarazm
SpouseTerken Khatun
IssueAla ad-Din Tekish
Jalal ad-Din Sultan-Shah
Names
Laqab: Taj ad-Din (shortly)
Kunya: Abul-Fath
Given name: Il-Arslan
HouseHouse of Anushtegin
FatherAtsiz
ReligionSunni Islam

Il-Arslan ("The Lion") (full name: Taj ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Il-Arslan ibn Atsiz, Persian: تاج الدین ابوالفتح ایل ارسلان بن اتسز) (died March 1172) was the Shah of Khwarezm from 1156 until 1172. He was the son of Atsïz.