Kilij Arslan IV
Kilij Arslan IV (Old Anatolian Turkish: قِلِج اَرسلان) or Rukn ad-Dīn Qilij Arslān ibn Kaykhusraw (Persian: رکن الدین قلج ارسلان بن کیخسرو) was Seljuq Sultan of Rûm after the death of his father Kaykhusraw II in 1246.
| Kilij Arslan IV | |||||
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 Rare coin minted under Kilij Arslan IV at Sivas in 1248/49 | |||||
| Sultan of Rum | |||||
| Reign | 1246/1249–1254[1] (first rule) 1257–1266 (second rule) | ||||
| Co-sultan | Kayqubad II (1249–1254) Kaykaus II (1249–1254) and (1257–1262) | ||||
| Predecessor | Kaykhusraw II | ||||
| Successor | Kayqubad II | ||||
| Predecessor | Kayqubad II | ||||
| Successor | Kaykhusraw III | ||||
| Born | unknown undisclosed | ||||
| Died | 1265 | ||||
| Consort | Gumaḉ Khatun[2] | ||||
| Issue | Saljuk Khatun | ||||
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| House | Seljuk | ||||
| Father | Kaykhusraw II | ||||
However, a jarlig issued by Güyük Khan confirmed him as sultan over his elder brother, Kaykaus II in 1248.[3] But this jarlig would quickly be worthless after Güyük's death in the same year. Later, Arslan's supporters killed Shams al-Din Isfahani, a supporter of his brother, Kaykaus II (a rival to the throne). The death of Isfahani's successor in 1254, Jalāl-al-Din Qaraṭāy, left a power vacuum which was filled by competition by supporters of the two brothers. Eventually, Kaykaus II would emerge the victor in 1256.[4]
In the 1260s, Mu'in al-Din Parwana redistributed Seljuk crown lands among his followers. He did this to secure his position but would be met with protests from Arslan. This eventually led to Arslan's execution in 1265 by Parwana.[4]
References
- Faruk Sümer. "KILICARSLAN IV (ö. 664/1266) Anadolu Selçuklu sultanı (1249-1254, 1257-1266).". İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish).
- Yetkin 1961, p. 360.
- Saunders 2001, p. 98.
- "Saljuqs". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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