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Rukn al-Din Sam
Rukn al-Din Sam was the founder of the dynasty of atabegs of Yazd in central Iran. The son of a Turkish officer named Langar, he was appointed by the Seljuk sultan around 1141 as atabeg, or guardian, to the heiresses of the Kakuyid rulers of Yazd. His family took over the city and ruled it, later as vassals of the Khwarazmians and Mongols.
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