Tughril II ( 1109 – October–November 1134) was the Sejluk sultan of

Persian Iraq Persian Iraq, also uncommonly spelled Persian Irak ( fa, عراقِ عجم ''Erāq-e Ajam(i)''; ar, عراق العجم Irāq al-'Ajam'' or Irāq 'Ajami''), is a historical region of the western parts of Iran. The region, originally known ...

briefly in 1132. He maintained power through the support of his uncle, the principal Seljuk sultan

Ahmad Sanjar Senjer ( fa, ; full name: ''Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah'') (''b''. 1085 – ''d''. 8 May 1157) was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until in 1118,Transoxiana Transoxiana or Transoxania (Land beyond the Oxus) is the Latin name for a region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to modern-day eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Tu ...

to suppress a rebellion in 1132, Tughril II lost Iraq to his rival and brother

Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud ( 1108 – 13 September 1152) was the Seljuq Sultan of Iraq and western Persia in 1133–1152. Reign Ghiyath ad-Din Masud was the son of sultan Muhammad I Tapar, and his wife Nistandar Jahan Khatun. At the age of twelve ( ...

. Tughril II briefly took refuge in the domain of the Bavandid ''

ispahbad ''Spāhbed'' (also spelled ''spahbod'' and ''spahbad'') is a Middle Persian title meaning "army chief" used chiefly in the Sasanian Empire. Originally there was a single ''spāhbed'', called the , who functioned as the generalissimo of the Sasan ...

'' (ruler) Ali I () in Mazandaran, where he stayed during the whole winter of 1132–1133. He subsequently captured the capital

Hamadan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...

, but was stricken with sickness and died on his arrival to the capital, in October/November 1134. Tughril II was survived by his son Arslan, who was raised by the '' atabeg''

Eldiguz Shams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz or Shamseddin Eldeniz ( fa, اتابک شمس‌الدین ایلدگز, died c. 1175–1176) was an atabeg of the Seljuq empire and founder of the dynasty of Eldiguzids, atabegs of Azerbaijan, which held sway over ...

, who installed him on the throne in 1161.

Family

One of his wives was the sister of Izz al-Din Hasan Qipchaq, one of the powerful amirs of the time. They married in 1188–9. Another wife was Mumina Khatun. She was the mother of his son, Arslan-Shah. After Tughril's death, Sultan

gave her to Sham al-Din Eldiguz. He took her to Barda. With him, she had two sons, the Atabeg

Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan Nusrat al-Din Muhammad ibn Ildeniz ( fa, نصرت الدین محمد بن ایل دنیز), better known as Muhammad Jahan-Pahlavan (, "Muhammad, the champion of the world"), was the ruler (''atabeg'') of the Eldiguzids from 1175 to 1186. He was ...

and Atabeg

Qizil Arslan Muzaffar al-Din Qizil Arslan Uthman ( fa, مظفر الدین قزل ارسلان عثمان), better known as Qizil Arslan (), was the ruler (''atabeg'') of the Eldiguzids from 1186 to 1191. He was the brother and successor of Muhammad Jahan Pah ...

. His only daughter married Jalal al-Din Mangubirni.

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