Copper dirhams of Eldagiz Museum of History of Azerbaijan, Baku
1st Atabeg of Azerbaijan
Reign
1136 - 1175
Successor
Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan
Died
November 1175 Nakhchivan
Burial
Hamadan
Spouse
Momine Khatun
House
Eldiguzids
Shams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz or Shamseddin Eldeniz (Persian: اتابک شمسالدین ایلدگز, died c. 1175–1176) was an atabeg of the Seljuq empire and founder of the dynasty of Eldiguzids, atabegs of Azerbaijan, which held sway over Armenia, Iranian Azerbaijan, and most of northwestern Persia from the second half of the 12th century to the early decades of the 13th.
Shams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz or Shamseddin Eldeniz (Persian: اتابک شمسالدین ایلدگز, died c. 1175–1176) was an atabeg of the Seljuq empire and founder...
Atabegate of the Seljuk Empire, and a Sunni Muslim Turkic dynasty (started by Eldiguz of Kipchak origin), which controlled most of northwestern Persia, eastern...
Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud (c. 1134–1152) had appointed Shams ad-Din Eldiguz (c. 1135/36–1175) as atabeg of his nephew Arslan-Shah,[failed verification]...
Tughril II was survived by his son Arslan, who was raised by the atabeg Eldiguz, who installed him on the throne in 1161. His only wife was Mumina Khatun...
Georgian army, whose number reached 30,000, took Dvin. In response to this, Eldiguz Soon he proceeded northward to recover the city of Dvin. A coalition of...
the war between George III and atabeg Eldiguz. But the belligerents were exhausted to such an extent that Eldiguz proposed an armistice. George had no...
succeeded by his nephew Nusrat al-Din Abu Bakr. Qizil Arslan was the son of Eldiguz, a former Kipchak military slave of the Seljuk Empire, who rose to prominence...
as its ruler in 1161. A coalition of Muslim rulers led by Shams al-Din Eldiguz, ruler of Adarbadagan and some other regions, embarked upon a campaign...
Arslan Nizam al-Mulk Abu'l-Aswar Fadl ibn Mahmud Shahanshah ibn Mahmud Eldiguz Sultan ibn Mahmud Sökmen II Saltuk II Chagatai Toghta Constantine X Doukas...
province of Arran (amongst others) to Kipchak slave Shamseddin Eldeniz (Eldiguz) as iqta in 1137. Eldegiz chose Barda as his residence, and attracted the...
growth of virtually independent powers in the province", pp 199–200: "Eldiguz (Arabic-Persian sources write 'y.l.d.k.z) was originally a Qipchaq military...
the son and successor of Eldiguz, and was later succeeded by his brother Qizil Arslan. After the death of Shams al-Din Eldiguz, in 1175, the Seljuq Sultan...
and dedicated to the Seljuk Sultan Toghril II, the Atabek Muhammad ibn Eldiguz Jahan Pahlavan and his brother Qizil Arslan. It contains about 6,500 distichs...
century, Azerbaijan became a Turkic cultural centre. Palaces of the atabeg Eldiguz and the Shirvanshahs hosted distinguished guests, many of whom were Muslim...
Eldiguzid dynasty (also known as the Atabegs of Azerbaijan) is founded by Eldiguz. 1157 Death of the Seljuk sultan Ahmad Sanjar. 1182/3 Death of Rashid al-Din...
Georgians. In 1163 a second coalition was led by atabeg Shams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz who defeated the Georgian king, George III was forced to hand over Ani...
territory of Antioch but withdraws his forces to retake Edessa in November. Eldiguz, Seljuk ruler (atabeg) of Azerbaijan, founds the Eldiguzid Dynasty and...
under Georgian control since 1161. This was a result of the victory of Eldiguz, a resurgent atabeg of Azerbaijan, who conquered Ani from the Georgians...
territory of Antioch but withdraws his forces to retake Edessa in November. Eldiguz, Seljuk ruler (atabeg) of Azerbaijan, founds the Eldiguzid Dynasty and...