Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (or Kara Arslan) (r. 1144–1174 CE) was a member of the
Artuqid dynasty
The Artuqid dynasty (alternatively Artukid, Ortoqid, or Ortokid; , pl. ; ; ) was a Turkoman dynasty originated from tribe that ruled in eastern Anatolia, Northern Syria and Northern Iraq in the eleventh through thirteenth centuries. The Artuqi ...
and son of
Rukn al-Dawla Dāʾūd,
bey
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
of
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf ( ar, حصن كيفا, translit=Ḥiṣn Kayfa‘, ku, Heskîf, hy, Հասանքեյֆ, translit=, el, Κιφας, translit=Kifas, lat, Cepha, syr, ܚܣܢܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ, Ḥesno d-Kifo) is a town and district located along the Ti ...
. Kara Arslan ruled Hasankeyf following Dāʾūd's death on 19 Muharram 539 (22 July 1144). He was the father of
Nur al-Din Muhammad
Nur ad-Din Muhammad (r. 1175–1185 CE) was a member of the Artuqid dynasty, and the son of Fahkr al-Din Qara Arslan (Kara Arslan).
Life
Nur ad-Din Muhammad was the Artuqid ruler of the Diyar Bakr, the northernmost region of Mesopotamia. In 1179 ...
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Coinage
File:Arslan_Kara_fels_1144_1166.jpg, Kara Arslan fels, 1144–1166. Cabinet des Médailles
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File:Qara_Arslan_no_date_mint_of_Amid_Roman_winged_victory_holding_a_book.jpg, Coin of Kara Arslan, no date, mint of Amid, with Roman winged victory holding a book. British Museum
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File:Qara_Arslan_no_date_mint_of_Amid_enthroned_Christ.jpg, Coin of Kara Arslan, no date, mint of Amid, depicting enthroned Christ. British Museum
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Artuqids
The Artuqid dynasty (alternatively Artukid, Ortoqid, or Ortokid; , pl. ; ; ) was a Turkoman dynasty originated from tribe that ruled in eastern Anatolia, Northern Syria and Northern Iraq in the eleventh through thirteenth centuries. The Artuqi ...
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12th-century monarchs in the Middle East
1174 deaths
Turkic rulers
Artuqids
Year of birth unknown
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