Basic Facts About Malik:
*RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to Turkan Khatun
*OCCUPATION: Sultan of Seljuq Empire*LIKES/DISLIKES: Malik displayed a great interest in literature, science, and art-his reign is memorable for the splendid mosques of his capital, Eṣfahān, for the poetry of Omar Khayyam, and for the reform of the calendar; Malik did not like to win land by warfare
*FRIENDS/ENEMIES: Malik is friends with his father(Alp-Arslan) and his vizier(Nizam al-Mulk); his enemies are his uncle(Qāwurd), his brother(Takash), and Ḥasan-e Ṣabbāḥ
*IMPORTANT PLACES: Malik suppressed the former vassal principalities of upper Mesopotamia and Azerbaijan, acquired Syria and Palestine, and established a strong protectorate over the Qarakhanids and a measure of control over Mecca and Medina, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf territories
*IMPORTANT EVENTS: Malik and his uncle's armies met near Hamadan, due to Turkmen defections to Malik's army, Qawurd was defeated
*BEST DAY: Malik overcame the revolt from his uncle to become a successful Sultan
*WORST DAY: Malik's vizier,Nizam al-Mulk, was killed
*GLOSSARY: 1)Vizier- is a high-ranking political advisor or minister
2)Hamedan- is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran
3)Ghulams-young servants in paradise or slave-soldiers in Malik's army
*RANDOM THOUGHT: -Malik was Islamic
-Part of House of Seljuq
-Reign from 1072-1092
-Succeeded his father, Alp Arslan
-The success of the first crusade in Syria and Palestine from Muslim control is at least in part
attributable to the political confusion which resulted from Malik Shah's death
*OCCUPATION: Sultan of Seljuq Empire*LIKES/DISLIKES: Malik displayed a great interest in literature, science, and art-his reign is memorable for the splendid mosques of his capital, Eṣfahān, for the poetry of Omar Khayyam, and for the reform of the calendar; Malik did not like to win land by warfare
*FRIENDS/ENEMIES: Malik is friends with his father(Alp-Arslan) and his vizier(Nizam al-Mulk); his enemies are his uncle(Qāwurd), his brother(Takash), and Ḥasan-e Ṣabbāḥ
*IMPORTANT PLACES: Malik suppressed the former vassal principalities of upper Mesopotamia and Azerbaijan, acquired Syria and Palestine, and established a strong protectorate over the Qarakhanids and a measure of control over Mecca and Medina, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf territories
*IMPORTANT EVENTS: Malik and his uncle's armies met near Hamadan, due to Turkmen defections to Malik's army, Qawurd was defeated
*BEST DAY: Malik overcame the revolt from his uncle to become a successful Sultan
*WORST DAY: Malik's vizier,Nizam al-Mulk, was killed
*GLOSSARY: 1)Vizier- is a high-ranking political advisor or minister
2)Hamedan- is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran
3)Ghulams-young servants in paradise or slave-soldiers in Malik's army
*RANDOM THOUGHT: -Malik was Islamic
-Part of House of Seljuq
-Reign from 1072-1092
-Succeeded his father, Alp Arslan
-The success of the first crusade in Syria and Palestine from Muslim control is at least in part
attributable to the political confusion which resulted from Malik Shah's death
Timeline:
1055-Malik was born
1064-Took part in Alp Arslan's campaign in the Caucasus
1064-Married to Turkan Khatun
1072-Became Sultan of the Seljuq Empire
1074-Challenged by his uncle and armies met near Hamadan
1075-Jalali calendar reformed
1075-New institutions of learning were established throughout the Seljuq lands under Malik's reign
1092-Malik died
1064-Took part in Alp Arslan's campaign in the Caucasus
1064-Married to Turkan Khatun
1072-Became Sultan of the Seljuq Empire
1074-Challenged by his uncle and armies met near Hamadan
1075-Jalali calendar reformed
1075-New institutions of learning were established throughout the Seljuq lands under Malik's reign
1092-Malik died
Lifetime Achievements/Setbacks:
He drove the Byzantine Empire out of most of Anatolia following their defeat by his father Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. Likewise, he reformed the calendar with the Jalali calendar in 1079. Malik Shah expanded Seljuk power into Syria at the expense of the Fatimids of Egypt, setting up client princes in Edessa, Aleppo and Damascus and is remembered as one of the greatest of the Seljuk sultans. On the other hand, revolts erupted at the end of his reign, including one by his brother. Suleyman revolted against Malik Shah I and proclaimed himself the Sultan of Rûm, establishing his capital at Nicaea.