Malik-Shah III

Malik-Shah III
Sultan of the Seljuq Empire
Reign10 October 1152 – April 1153
PredecessorMas'ud
SuccessorMuhammad II
Co-sultanAhmad Sanjar
(1152–1153)
Bornc. 1128
Died25 March 1160
SpouseDaughter of Mas'ud[1]
IssueMahmud[2]
HouseHouse of Seljuq
FatherMahmud II
MotherAmir Sitti Khatun[3]
ReligionSunni Islam

Mughith al-Dunya wa'l-Din Malik-Shah bin Mahmud[4] (c. 1128 – 25 March 1160[5][6][7]) known as Malik-Shah III ruled as Sultan of Great Seljuq from 1152–53. He was the son of Mahmud II of Great Seljuq. In 1153, he was deposed and was succeeded by his brother, Muhammad. Following his death in 1160, his son Mahmud was held in Istakhr by the Salghurids as a rival claimant to the Seljuq throne.[8]

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  2. ^ Ayan, Ergin (2008). "Irak Selçuklu Sultanlarının Evlilikleri" (in Turkish). Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi. p. 157. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ Bosworth 2000, pp. 100, 121.
  4. ^ Bosworth 2000, p. 121.
  5. ^ Bosworth 2000, p. 123.
  6. ^ al-Athīr & Richards 2006, pp. 118.
  7. ^ Studies in Islamic History and Civilization. Brill. 1986. p. 275. ISBN 9789652640147.
  8. ^ The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World, C.E. Bosworth, The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5, ed. John Andrew Boyle, (Cambridge University Press, 1968), 169.