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Sökmen al-Qutbi
Sökmen al-Qutbi was a Turkish mamluk officer of the Seljuks who took Ahlat on Lake Van from the Marwanids in 1100. He founded the Shah-Armen dynasty, which ruled the region around the lake for over a century. He also campaigned against the crusaders in northern Syria.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sökmen al-Qutbi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sokmen-al-qutbi
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