List of Seljuk sultans of Rum

The following is a list of the Seljuk Sultans of Rum, from 1077 to 1307.[2] The sultans of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm were descended from Arslan Isra'il, son of the warlord Seljuk. The Seljuk Empire was founded by Chaghri and Tughril, sons of Arslan's brother Mikail ibn Seljuk.

List of Seljuk sultans of Rum (1077–1318)
Name Picture Lifespan Reign Notes
Suleiman I 1041–1086
(age 45) 		1077–1086
Abu'l-Qasim ? 1086–1092
Kilij Arslan I 1079–1107
(age 27–28) 		1092–1107
  • Son of Suleiman I.
  • Throne was vacant from 1107 to 1110.
Malik Shah 1096–1116
(age 19–20) 		1110–1116
  • Son of Kilij Arslan I.
  • Held prisoner in Isfahan until 1110.
Mesud I 1095–1156
(age 60–61) 		1116–1156
  • Son of Kilij Arslan I.
Kilij Arslan II 1113–August 1192
(age 78–79) 		1156–1192
  • Son of Mesud I.
Kaykhusraw I 1169–1211
(age 41–42) 		1192–1196
  • Son of Kilij Arslan II.
  • Overthrown by his brother Suleiman II.
Suleiman II 1158–1204
(age 45–46) 		1196–1204
  • Son of Kilij Arslan II.
Kilij Arslan III 1184–1205
(age 20–21) 		1204–1205
  • Son of Suleiman II.
Kaykhusraw I

(restored)

1169–1211
(age 41–42) 		1205–1211
  • Second reign.
Kaykaus I 1187–1220
(age 32–33) 		1211–1220
  • Son of Kaykhusraw I.
Kayqubad I 1192–1237
(age 44–45) 		1220–1237
  • Son of Kaykhusraw I.
Kaykhusraw II 1215–1246
(age 30–31) 		1237–1246
  • Son of Kayqubad I.
Kaykaus II 1234–1279
(age 44–45) 		1246–1262
  • Son of Kaykhusraw II.
  • Co-ruled with Kilij Arslan IV from 1249 to 1254 and 1257 to 1262.
  • Co-ruled with Kayqubad II from 1249 to 1254.
  • Fled in 1262 after civil war with Kilij Arslan IV.
Kayqubad II 1238 or 1239–1256
(age 16–18) 		1249–1254
  • Son of Kaykhusraw II.
  • Co-ruled with Kaykaus II and Kilij Arslan IV.
Kilij Arslan IV 1237 or 1240–1265
(aged 25 or 28) 		1249–1254
  • Son of Kaykhusraw II.
  • Co-ruled with Kaykaus II and Kayqubad II.
Kilij Arslan IV

(restored)

1237 or 1240–1265
(aged 25 or 28) 		1257–1266
  • Second reign.
  • Co-ruled with Kaykaus II from 1257 to 1262.
Kaykhusraw III Between 1259 and 1263–1284
(aged 20–25) 		1266–1284
  • Son of Kilij Arslan IV.
Mesud II 1262–1307
(aged 44–45) 		1284–1297
  • Son of Kaykaus II.
  • Deposed in 1297.
Kayqubad III ?–1302 1297–1302
  • Nephew of Mesud II and grandson of Kaykaus II.
Mesud II

(restored)

1262–1307
(aged 44–45) 		1303–1307
  • Second reign.
Mesud III ?–1308 1307–1308
  • Son of Kayqubad III.
Kilij Arslan V ? 1310–1318
  • Claimant to the throne.

The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum dissolved into many Anatolian Beyliks, one of them being the future Ottoman Empire in 1307.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Art and architecture of Turkey. New York : Rizzoli. 1980. p. 178 note on plate 119, Plate 119. ISBN 978-0-8478-0273-9. Page 178 Plate 119: "Throne scene on a star-shaped tile, Iranian-Seljuk minai technique, Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156—92 (Kilicarslan II period), D. 8.5 cm. The sultan, sitting cross-legged on his throne, is holding a pomegranate in one hand; there are tiraz bands on his arms and two guards next to him. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. ^ Bosworth, Clifford E., The New Islamic Dynasties:  A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Columbia University Press, New York, 1996, pp. 213-214

Source

  • Bosworth, Clifford E., The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Columbia University Press, New York, 1996, pp. 213-214
  • Baldwin, Marshall W., and Setton, Kenneth M, A History of the Crusades: Volume One, The First Hundred Years, The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1969, pg. 701 (index list of Selchükids of Rûm through Kilij Arslan II)
  • Wolff, Robert L. and Hazard, H. W., A History of the Crusades: Volume Two, The Later Crusades 1187–1311, The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1977, pg. 862 (index list of Selchükids of Rûm after Kilij Arslan II)
  • Murray, Alan V. The Crusades—An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2006, pp. 1050–1052.
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