At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · military
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
The Seljuq sultan Ghiyath al-Din Abu Shuja' Muhammad ibn Malikshah. He became independent in the kingdom after his brother Barkiyaruq died, and died in Dhu al-Hijja 511 AH in Isfahan. 1
His reign
Ibn al-Imad describes him as a brave knight. There were many wars between him and his brother Barkiyaruq, and then he became independent in the kingdom after his brother died. 1
His death and successors
He died in Isfahan and was buried in a great madrasa for the Hanafis. His son Mahmud was set up after him, aged fourteen. He left four sons who became sultans: Mahmud, Mas'ud, Tughrulbek and Sulayman Shah. When news of his death reached the armies, they moved away from the siege of Alamut. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Banu Mazyad (the Mazyadids)· Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash· Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi· Isfahan· Mazyadid dynasty· Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah takes the Batiniyya fortress at Isfahan and kills Ibn Attash in 500· Sadaqa ibn Mansur al-Mazyadidi, King of the Arabs
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 505
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-tapar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.