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Süleymanshah II

d. 1204 · 12th century · Also known as Rukn al-Din Süleymanshah, Suleiman II of Rum, Suleymanshah II, Rukn al-Din Suleiman II

Süleymanshah II, Rukn al-Din, was sultan of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in Anatolia from 1196 to 1204. He took the throne from his brother Kaykhusraw I, reunited lands divided among his brothers and annexed the Saltukid principality of Erzurum. His campaign against Georgia ended in defeat by the army of Queen Tamar at Basiani around 1202, and he died in 1204.

Süleymanshah II
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Süleymanshah II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/suleymanshah-ii
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