Suleiman II of Rûm

Suleiman II
Rukhuddin
Gold coinage of Suleyman II of Rum, Qunya, 597 H (1200-1201)
Seljuq sultans of Rum
Reign	1196–1204
Predecessor	Kaykhusraw I
Successor	Kilij Arslan III
Co-Sultan	Malik Shah II (1196-1197) Tughril Shah (1202-1204)
Born	1166 Konya, Sultanate of Rum
Died	1204 (aged 38)
Issue	Kilij Arslan III
Names Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah
Dynasty	Seljuk
Father	Kilij Arslan II
Religion	Sunni Islam

Suleiman II, also known as Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah (Arabic: رکن الدین سلیمان شاه), was the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm between 1196 and 1204.^[1]

Son of Kilij Arslan II, Suleiman overthrew his brother, Sultan Kaykhusraw I, and became sultan in 1196.^[2]

Suleiman fought neighbouring rulers and expanded the territories of the Sultanate. In 1201, he conquered Erzurum, giving it as a fief to Mughith al-Din Tugrulshah in 1202.^[3] Successful in the wars with the Byzantines, Suleiman was routed by the Georgians in the Battle of Basian of 1203.^[4]

Suleiman was succeeded by his son Kilij Arslan III in 1204–1205,^[5] after which Kaykhusraw I forced his way into Konya, removed Kilij from power and was enthroned for a second time.^[5]

References

1. Bosworth 1996, p. 213.
2. Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 78.
3. Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 158.
4. Mikaberidze 2011, p. 196.
5. Peacock & Yildiz 2015, p. 178-179.

Sources

• Bosworth, C.E. (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press.
• Peacock, A.C.S.; Yildiz, Sara Nur (2015). The Seljuks of Anatolia: Court and Society in the Medieval Middle East. I.B. Tauris.
• Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2011). "Battle of Basian (1203)". Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World:An Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO.

Preceded by Kaykhusraw I

Sultan of Rûm 1196–1204

Succeeded by Kilij Arslan III