Mahmud II (Seljuk sultan)

Mahmud II
مغیث الدنیا و الدین محمود دوم بن محمد تپر بن مالک شاه
Gold dinar struck under Mahmud II, citing governor Inanch Yabghu. Struck at the Rudhravar mint, dated 1125/6.
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
Reign18 April 1118 – 11 September 1131
PredecessorMuhammad I
SuccessorDawud
Co-sultanAhmad Sanjar
(1118–1131)
Bornc. 1104
Died11 September 1131 (age 27)
Consort
  • Mah-i Mulk Khatun
  • Amir Sitti Khatun
  • Ata Khatun
  • Zahida Khatun (?)
Issue
Names
Mughith al-Dunya wa'l-Din Mahmud bin Muhammad Tapar bin Malik Shah
FatherMuhammad I Tapar
ReligionSunni Islam

Mughith al-Dunya wa'l-Din Mahmud bin Muhammad (b. 1104 – 11 September 1131) known as Mahmud II was the Seljuk sultan of Iraq from 1118–1131 following the death of his father Muhammad I Tapar.[1] At the time Mahmud was fourteen, and ruled over Iraq and Persia.

  1. ^ Bosworth 1968, p. 120.