At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Mas'ud ibn Muhammad ibn Malikshah, an Iraqi Seljuq sultan. 2
With his nephew
He rose against his nephew Dawud ibn Mahmud when he was installed in place of his father in 525 AH. Then they agreed to share power, and Mas'ud was given the sultanate in the khutba at Baghdad. 2
With the caliph al-Mustarshid
A rift arose between him and the caliph al-Mustarshid. The caliph overcame him and took him captive. His uncle Sanjar sent to him, ordering that he be restored, and he kissed the ground before the caliph and was released. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- The deposition of the caliph al-Rashid and the bay'a to al-Muqtafi, 530· The battle of Dinawar between Sanjar and his nephews in 526· Mas'ud's seizure of the caliphal property and al-Muqtafi's reply· Capture and killing of al-Mustarshid at Maragha· The deposition of al-Rashid billah by a jurists' attestation
People and things also explored
al-Muqtafi li-Amr Allah Muhammad ibn al-Mustazhir· al-Rashid bi-llah Mansur ibn al-Mustarshid· السلطان سنجر بن ملكشاه· al-Mustarshid bi'llah al-Fadl ibn al-Mustazhir· Baghdad· al-Dinawar· Maragha· The deposition of the caliph al-Rashid and the bay'a to al-Muqtafi, 530
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 664-665
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.664-665
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “السلطان مسعود بن محمد بن ملكشاه”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/masud-ibn-muhammad-saljuqi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.