Arslan Isra'il , also known as Arslan Yabgu (died 1032) was a Turkic chieftain, who was from the Kınık tribe, which would later establish the Seljuk Empire . His name Arslan means "the lion". Arslan was son of the warlord Seljuk and uncle to the founders of the Seljuk empire , Chaghri and Tughril .
6-530: Qutalmish ibn Arslan Isra'il ( Persian : قتلمش ) (alternative spellings: Qutalmis , Kutalmish , Kutalmış ) was a Turkic prince who was a member of Seljukid house in the 11th century. His son Kutalmışoğlu Suleiman , founded the Sultanate of Rum in what is now Turkey. Kutalmish was the son of Arslan Yabgu and a cousin of Tughril and played a vital role in the conquests of the Seljuk Turks . In 1046, he
12-539: The Karakhanid civil war. Finally in 1025, Karakhanid sultan Yusuf Kadir met with Mahmud of Ghazni to form a coalition against Kınık. (Ghaznavids were a Turkic clan which had founded an empire in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan .) The threat was too big for the tribe and Arslan relocated his tribe in the deserts. However, Arslan and his son Qutalmish were taken prisoner by Mahmud. There are two alternative stories of his surrender. According to Jean Paul Roux , he
18-669: The Samanids instead of the Karakhanids. (Samanids were a Persian state to the south of Amu Darya .) Seljuk , the leader of the tribe, was old and Arslan, one of his sons, distinguished himself during the battles against Karakhanids. Seljuk, died in 1009 and Arslan became the leader of the tribe. Arslan's brother Mikail was father to sultans Tughril and Chaghri , founders of the Seljuk Empire. Karakhanids were defeated by Arslan's forces several times. Arslan also supported Ali Tigin during
24-570: Was captured in a battle. But according to Islam Encyclopaedia, Mahmud arrested Arslan by a plot. He invited Arslan for peace talks. During the dinner following the talks, Arslan as well as his son Qutalmish were arrested and the soldiers accompanying them were killed. Mahmud sent Arslan and Qutalmish to Kalinjar Fort (which is now in India ). Arslan spent the rest of his life in prison. After Mahmud's death, Arslan's nephew Tughril , and Mahmud's successor Mas'ud I of Ghazni tried to reach an agreement. But
30-619: Was one of the Oghuz Turkic tribes. They emerged in the area north of the Seyhun ( Syr Darya River). According to some historians, they might be the former vassals of the Khazars . They settled around the city of Jend , which was close to the territory of the Karakhanids , who controlled most of Transoxiana . However they were unruly neighbors. During the Karakhanid - Samanid wars (992) they supported
36-598: Was sent with an army by Tughril to force back the Byzantine army at Ganja and was victorious. He supported a rebellion against Tughril and contested the succession to the throne with Alp Arslan . ( see Battle of Damghan (1063) ) According to the historian Ali ibn al-Athir , Kutalmish knew the sciences of the stars. He had five sons, among them Mansur and Suleiman , who was recognized as Sultan of Rûm by Malik Shah I in 1084. " Kut Almış" means "he that has received fortune (majesty)". Arslan Isra%27il Kınık tribe
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