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Sökmen ibn Artuq
Sökmen ibn Artuq was a Turkmen commander, son of Artuq, who held Jerusalem with his brother Ilghazi until the Fatimids took it in 1098. In 1102 he seized Hisn Kayfa on the Tigris, founding the Artuqid line there. In 1104 he helped defeat the crusaders at Harran.
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