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Kilij Arslan II

1155 - 1192

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Kilij Arslan II (Persian: قِلِج اَرسلان دوم) or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd (Persian: عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود) (Modern Turkish Kılıç Arslan, meaning "Sword Lion") was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kilij Arslan II is the 3,821st most popular politician (down from 3,105th in 2019). (down from 370th in 2019)

Kilij Arslan II was the Seljuk Sultan of Anatolia and Rumelia from 1175 to 1192. He was the son of Kaykhusraw I. He is most famous for his victory over the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos at the Battle of Myriokephalon in 1176.

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Among politicians, Kilij Arslan II ranks 3,821 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kaika, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Oleg Penkovsky, Charles II, Duke of Parma, Gaius Flaminius, and Pekahiah. After him are Agnes of Merania, Gjon Kastrioti, Ne Win, Al-Hakam I, Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Paul Bremer.

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Among people born in 1155, Kilij Arslan II ranks 9. Before him are Alfonso VIII of Castile, Niketas Choniates, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Benkei, Henry the Young King, and Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi. After him are Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, Kamo no Chōmei, Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera, Jien, and Blondel de Nesle. Among people deceased in 1192, Kilij Arslan II ranks 3. Before him are Conrad of Montferrat, and Rashid ad-Din Sinan. After him are Prithviraj Chauhan, Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, Garnier de Nablus, Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Orio Mastropiero, and Adam of Saint Victor.

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