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Suleiman ibn Qutalmish

d. 1086 · 11th century

Suleiman ibn Qutalmish was a Seljuk prince who founded the Sultanate of Rum in Anatolia. Taking advantage of Byzantine civil wars after Manzikert, he seized Nicaea around 1075 and Antioch in 1084, displacing local lords such as Philaretos Brachamios. He was killed near Aleppo in 1086 fighting Tutush, brother of the Great Seljuk sultan.

Suleiman ibn Qutalmish
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Sultanate of RumFoundation, Summary

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Uqaylid dynastyPrincipality of Philaretos BrachamiosSultanate of RumSeljuk Sultanate of Syria

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