Arslan Shah I was
Seljuk Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (di ...
Sultan of Kerman from 1101–1142, a city in Iran situated at the center of
Kerman
Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...
province. Located in a large and flat plain, this city is placed 1,076 km (669 mi) south of the Iranian capital,
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
.
[Boyle, J. A., Editor, ''The Cambridge History of Iran'', ''Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods'', Cambridge University Press, 1968, pgs. 175, 178.]
Arslan Shah I succeeded his nephew
Iran Shah (1096–1101) and was succeeded his son Mehmed I (Muhammad) (1142–1156).
References
* Boyle, J. A., Editor, The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods, Cambridge University Press, 1968
1142 deaths
Seljuk rulers
People from Kerman
12th-century monarchs in Asia
12th-century Turkic people
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