Melik Arslan Bey (r. 1454-1466), was the seventh

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of the Beylik of Dulkadir. He was the third son of

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(r. 1442-1454).

Reign

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, the sultan of Akkoyunlu a

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sultanate in East

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, invaded Kharput and defeated Arslan, devastating his capital Elbistan. This forced Arslan to flee to

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to seek support.

Death

Melik Arslan, who established relations with the Mamluk Sultanate, was killed in 1466 while worshipping at the mosque in Elbistan by an assassin of the Mamluk Sultan

Sayf ad-Din Khushqadam Al-Malik al-Ẓāhir Sayf al-Dīn Abū Saʿīd Khushqadam ibn ʿAbdallāh al-Nāṣirī l-Muʾayyadī ( ar, الظاهر سيف الدين خشقدم; – 9 October 1467) was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria from 28 June 1461 to 9 October 1467 ...

, with assistance of Arslan's brother Shah Budak. Mamluks had begun to suspect Melik Arslan of trying to come under the rule of the

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Ibn Taghribirdi Jamal al-Din Yusuf bin al-Amir Sayf al-Din Taghribirdi ( ar, جمال الدين يوسف بن الأمير سيف الدين تغري بردي), or Abū al-Maḥāsin Yūsuf ibn Taghrī-Birdī, or Ibn Taghribirdi (2 February 1411— 5 June 1470; ...

twice mentioned the assassination of Melik Arslan. At the first time, he deemed it unnecessary to name the culprit, in another place he reported that, according to rumors, the killer was sent by the Mamluk Sultan to Elbistan. Abdulbasit al-Malati and

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indicated that Melik Arslan was killed by order of the Sultan. Solak K
İbn Tagriberdi'nin “En-Nucûm Ez-Zâhire” Adlı Eserinde Geçen Dulkadiroğulları Beyliği İle İlgili Kayıtlar II ( tur .)
// Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi. - 2012. - Vol. 27. - Sayıl. 2 . - P. 577-605. The Mamluks appointed Shah Budak as the new bey in 1465.

Issue

Melik Arslan Bey’s only known child was Emir Arslan Bey. Other children include: Malik Arslan Bey, lived: 1457-1469 Al-Nabik Arslan Bey, lived: 1457-1491 Muhamed Arslan Bey, lived: 1458-1502

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