Person

Toghrul III

killed 1194 · 12th century

Toghrul III was the last sultan of the Great Seljuk line, ruling in western Iran and Iraq in the late twelfth century. He was killed in battle by the Khwarazmian Shah Tekish in 1194. His death extinguished the Great Seljuk dynasty entirely.

Toghrul III
Image: Author: Benjamin Banayan (rugrabbit.com), photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit "COURT AND COSMOS: T... · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 profiles

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Toghrul III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/toghrul-iii
MLA
“Toghrul III.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/toghrul-iii. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Toghrul III.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/toghrul-iii.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Toghrul III’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/toghrul-iii (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻