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Muhammad I Tapar

1082–1118 · 12th century

Muhammad I Tapar was sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1105 to 1118, son of Malik-Shah I. After years of civil war with his brother Berkyaruq he ruled the western Seljuk lands from Isfahan, campaigning against the Nizari Ismailis and against Arab emirs in Iraq. In 1108 his army defeated and killed the Mazyadid ruler Sadaqa ibn Mansur.

Muhammad I Tapar — Image: Rashid al-Din Hamadani · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Mazyadid dynasty Seljuk Sultanate of Iraq

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