Sanjar

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Sanjar was a prominent 12th-century Seljuk ruler who governed the eastern provinces of the empire and is often regarded as its last great sultan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seljuk sultan
human
ruler
alsoKnownAs Ahmad Sanjar NERFINISHED
Ahmad ibn Malik-Shah NERFINISHED
Sultan Ahmad Sanjar NERFINISHED
burialPlace Merv NERFINISHED
capital Merv NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 12th century
conflict Battle of Qatwan NERFINISHED
rebellions by Oghuz Turkmens
countryRuled Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1085
dateOfDeath 1157
era medieval Islamic period
ethnicBackground Turkic
father Malik-Shah I NERFINISHED
givenName Sanjar NERFINISHED
governedRegion Khorasan NERFINISHED
Transoxiana NERFINISHED
parts of Khwarezm
historicalReputation last powerful ruler of the Great Seljuk Empire
languageOfCourt Arabic
Persian NERFINISHED
memberOfDynasty Seljuk dynasty NERFINISHED
mother Taj al-Din Khatun NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last great Seljuk sultan
governing the eastern provinces of the Seljuk Empire
long reign in Khorasan
occupation monarch
sultan
patronage Islamic scholarship
Persian literature
placeOfBirth Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Merv NERFINISHED
positionHeld Sultan of the Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
ruler of Khorasan
ruler of eastern provinces of the Seljuk Empire
predecessor Muhammad I Tapar NERFINISHED
region Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
ruledFrom Khorasan NERFINISHED
Merv NERFINISHED
spouse Gawhar Khatun NERFINISHED
successor fragmented Seljuk successor states
successorStateAfterDeath Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED
title King of the East NERFINISHED
Sultan NERFINISHED

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