The Inalids (the sons of İnal or Yinal, ) was the name of a small
Turkish beylik (principality) which reigned in a small territory around Amid (modern
Diyarbakır
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Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...
of Turkey) between 1098–1183.
Melikşah, the sultan of
Great Seljuk Empire died in 1092. After his death, the western provinces of the empire began to disintegrate. In 1095, the governor of the city of Amid (modern
Diyarbakır
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Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...
) was a
Turkmen lord () named Sadr. He defeated other Turkmen lords who tried to capture Amid. After his death his son İnal (Yinal, Inal) declared independence. However Inal soon died and during the reign of İbrahim, the small principality had to accept the suzerainty of its more powerful neighbours; first
Seljuks of Syria, then
Great Seljuk Empire, then
Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm (1105) and finally
Sökmenli (Ahlatshahs) (1109).
During the reign of Ilaldı, the beylik of Inaloğulları was able to recover. He conquered some territory from Sökmenli and in 1124 he also fought against
Ismailism, a religious sect. In 1133 a new and more powerful enemy appeared at the south; the
Zangids. Although Zangids defeated Ilaldı in the battle, they weren't able to capture the city.
After Ilaldı's death in 1142, the beylik had to accept the suzerainty of
Artukids who captured most of its territory. Moreover, the family of Nisan, once the
vizier
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s of the beylik, became the de facto rulers of the beylik. On 9 May 1183, the Artukids who allied with
Saladin captured Amid and put an end to the beylik.
Beys
*Sadr (1095–1096)
*İnal (1096–1098)
*İbrahim (1098–1110)
*İlaldı (1110–1142)
*Mahmud (1142–1183)
Genealogy of House of Inal
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inal, Beylik of
Anatolian beyliks
States and territories established in 1095
1183 disestablishments
History of Diyarbakır