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Malik-Shah I

1055 - 1092

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Malik-Shah I (Turkish: Melikşah, Persian: ملک شاه) was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence. During his youth, he spent his time participating in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan, along with the latter's vizier Nizam al-Mulk. During one such campaign in 1072, Alp Arslan was fatally wounded and died only a few days later. After that, Malik-Shah was crowned as the new sultan of the empire, but the succession was contested by his uncle Qavurt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malik-Shah I is the 632nd most popular politician (down from 412th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Iran (down from 20th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iranian Politician.

Malik-Shah I was the Seljuk Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072-1092. He was most famous for expanding the Seljuk Empire to include Anatolia and the Levant.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malik-Shah I ranks 632 out of 19,576. Before him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Louis the German, Merneptah, Albert II of Belgium, Ahmad Shah Durrani, and Richard II of England. After him are Licinius, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Herbert Hoover, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1055, Malik-Shah I ranks 1. After him are Eric I of Denmark, Bertha of Holland, Adhemar of Le Puy, Guibert of Nogent, Theophylact of Ohrid, and Henry, Margrave of Frisia. Among people deceased in 1092, Malik-Shah I ranks 1. After him are Nizam al-Mulk, Vratislaus II of Bohemia, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Philaretos Brachamios, and Tzachas.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Malik-Shah I ranks 24 out of 631. Before him are Ulugh Beg (1394), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Cambyses II (-550), Al-Tabari (839), and Bodhidharma (483). After him are Tughril (990), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Ferdowsi (940), and Nader Shah (1688).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Malik-Shah I ranks 8. Before him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Harun al-Rashid (766), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Darius III (-380), Ali Khamenei (1939), and Cambyses II (-550). After him are Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Nader Shah (1688), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), and Darius II (-475).

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