Investiture scene of Berkyaruq, from the 14th-century book Jami' al-tawarikh
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
Reign
1094–1105
Predecessor
Mahmud I
Successor
Malik-Shah II
Born
1079/80 Isfahan
Died
1105 (aged 25) Borujerd
Issue
Malik-Shah II Zubayda Khatun
Names
Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah
House
House of Seljuk
Father
Malik-Shah I
Mother
Zubayda Khatun
Religion
Sunni Islam
Rukn al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah (Persian: ابو المظفر رکن الدین برکیارق بن ملکشاه, romanized: Rukn al-Dīn Abuʿl-Moẓaffar Berkyāruq ibn Malik-Šāh; 1079/80 – 1105), better known as Berkyaruq (برکیارق), was the fifth sultan[a] of the Seljuk Empire from 1094 to 1105.
The son and successor of Malik-Shah I (r. 1072–1092), he reigned during the opening stages of the decline and fragmentation of the empire, which marked the rise of Turkoman atabegates and principalities, which would eventually stretch from Kirman to Anatolia and Syria. His reign was marked by internal strife, mainly against other Seljuk princes. By his death in 1105, his authority had largely vanished. His infant son Malik-Shah II briefly succeeded him, until he was killed by Berkyaruq's half-brother and rival Muhammad I Tapar (r. 1105–1118).
^Tor 2012, p. 150 (see also note 24).
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Abu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah (Persian: ابو المظفر رکن الدین برکیارق بن ملکشاه, romanized: Rukn al-Dīn Abuʿl-Moẓaffar Berkyāruq ibn Malik-Šāh;...
with an army to secure Isfahan and to arrest Berkyaruq. However, Mahmud's supporters were defeated by Berkyaruq' forces at Isfahan in January 1093. A month...
sultan Berkyaruq. Zubayda was born to Emir Yaquti, son of Chaghri Beg. She married and influenced her cousin Malik-Shah I, giving birth to Berkyaruq in 1081...
and 1094, possibly with the approval of Malik Shah's son and successor Berkyaruq. Kilij Arslan, although victorious in the People's Crusade of 1096, was...
and in Syria by his brother Tutush I who started a civil war against Berkyaruq to become sultan himself. When Tutush was killed in 1095, his sons Ridwan...
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grandfather, Mirza Qoqan Baig, was a Seljuq Turk, and a descendant of Sultan Berkyaruq who had immigrated to India from Samarkand during the reign of Ahmad Shah...
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as Khwarazmshah in 1097, but the latter died in the same year. Sultan Berkyaruq (r. 1094–1105) then made Anushtegin's son Qutb al-Din Muhammad (who became...
al-Mustazhir al-Mustarshid al-Rashid al-Muqtafi Seljuk sultans Tughril Alp Arslan Malik-Shah I Mahmud I Berkyaruq Malik-Shah II Muhammad I Ahmad Sanjar...
al-Mustazhir al-Mustarshid al-Rashid al-Muqtafi Seljuk sultans Tughril Alp Arslan Malik-Shah I Mahmud I Berkyaruq Malik-Shah II Muhammad I Ahmad Sanjar...
al-Mustazhir al-Mustarshid al-Rashid al-Muqtafi Seljuk sultans Tughril Alp Arslan Malik-Shah I Mahmud I Berkyaruq Malik-Shah II Muhammad I Ahmad Sanjar...
the regent during his minority in 1092–1094. Later her other brothers; Berkyaruq, Malik-Shah II and Muhammad Tapar also became Sultans. She was one of...
the end of the Rawadid dynasty. In 1104, the Seljuk brothers and rivals Berkyaruq (r. 1094–1105) and Muhammad I Tapar (r. 1105–1118) had their peace treaty...
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