Knowledge (XXG)

Bursuq the Elder

Source 📝

256:'s rebellion, Bursuq attempted to persuade the former's lieutenants to abandon their support for Tutush. Bursuq fought alongside Barkiyaruq in the Battle of Mosul against Tutush in 1094 and continued his support for Barkiyaruq after the latter's defeat and flight to Isfahan. His full support for Barkiyaruq proved to be rewarding as the sultan eventually became victorious and Bursuq strengthened his position in the Seljuk court. To suppress the 1096 rebellion of Arslan Arghun in 289:
The Nizaris' motivation for the attack may have been due to Bursuq's possible anti-Nizari activities; many Nizaris were active in southeast of Shushtar. Bursuq's sons and allies blamed Barkiyaruq's vizier Majd al-Mulk Qumi for involvement in the assassination and murdered him in 1099 in
216:. Despite Bursuq's victory, Sulayman remained in power in western and southern Anatolia. In August 1086, the Seljuk sultan commanded the campaign himself, sending Bursuq and several other emirs as the advance guard. Bursuq was subsequently appointed as the Seljuk commander in the 239:(r. 1075–1094), Bursuq was among the emirs escorting the caravan of the bride to Baghdad. This suggests that Bursuq retained his high positions during Malikshah I's reign. After Malikshah I's death in 1092, Bursuq, now recorded as 546: 162:
capital. In early 1061, he managed to persuade the caliph to accept a marriage between his daughter or sister and the Seljuk ruler. Bursuq was succeeded by a certain
531: 526: 556: 521: 271: 166:, Oshin, in the same year. Bursuq was a companion of Tughril in his last days. After the latter's death, Bursuq is recorded to have accompanied 541: 494: 536: 217: 551: 204:
Bursuq reappears in records as a political figure after several years. in 1078, he was sent by Alp Arslan to
328: 475:"Were the Ismāʿīlī Assassins the First Suicide Attackers? An Examination of Their Recorded Assassinations" 474: 209: 440: 34: 194: 112: 516: 275: 225: 108: 221: 490: 482: 455: 399: 381: 366: 351: 257: 177:
Bursuq disappears from historical records for 15 years until 1078, this may be explained by
159: 510: 178: 171: 261: 141:
of the Hasanuyah dynasty who inherited the properties and position of the latter.
231:
In April 1087, during the marriage ceremony of the daughter of the Seljuk sultan
232: 486: 249: 244: 236: 167: 101: 131:
Nothing is known about his early life. Some have suggested that Bursuq was a
459: 321: 213: 190: 120: 279: 205: 198: 186: 116: 332: 283: 155: 151: 76: 266: 253: 146: 133: 291: 197:
over this region. Their seat was apparently based in the city of
241: 193:, which marks the beginning of the hereditary government of the 98: 185:
s. During this period, he began governing the territories of
137:
of Tughril, which is unlikely. Instead, he might have been a
264:
as the ruler of that province and appointed Bursuq as his
107:, was a prominent political and military figure of the 224:. Hamadani records that Bursuq was settled near the 158:in April 1060 after the latter's domination of the 70: 65: 51: 32: 21: 201:, the most important settlement of this region. 434: 432: 430: 428: 426: 424: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 315: 309: 303: 8: 302:Four of Bursuq's sons are recorded: Ilbegi ( 181:'s reforms which decreased the power of the 18: 547:Government officials of the Seljuk Empire 327:One of Bursuq's daughters was married to 170:in the latter's 1065 expedition against 344: 218:conflicts against the Byzantine Empire 144:Bursuq is first recorded as the first 7: 527:Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate 403: 385: 355: 316: 310: 304: 441:"خاندان برسقی و تحولات عصر سلجوقی" 154:; he was appointed at the post by 14: 557:Victims of the Order of Assassins 522:11th century in the Seljuk Empire 532:People of the Nizari–Seljuk wars 324:), who was the most famous one. 91:(died 1097), often recorded as 473:Cook, David (1 January 2012). 1: 542:Generals of the Seljuk Empire 208:to suppress the rebellion of 248:Bursuq the Elder, supported 270:. On their way, Bursuq was 573: 439:رحمتی, محسن (March 2018). 47:April 1060 – 1061 487:10.1163/9789004231948_007 115:, the local governors of 82: 61: 40: 28: 212:and Mansur, the sons of 479:The Lineaments of Islam 460:10.22108/jhr.2017.83577 320:), and a namesake son ( 282:in September 1097 near 260:, Barkiyaruq appointed 235:and the Abbasid caliph 111:and the founder of the 407:Amīr Ispahsālār Bursuq 329:Fakhr al-Dawlah Chawli 537:Byzantine–Seljuk wars 331:, the Seljuk emir of 335:and nearby regions. 226:Gulf of Alexandretta 404:امیر اسپهسالار برسق 109:Great Seljuk Empire 372:, meaning "badger" 222:Alexios I Komnenos 496:978-90-04-21885-7 86: 85: 35:Shihna of Baghdad 564: 552:Bursuqid dynasty 501: 500: 470: 464: 463: 448:پژوهش های تاریخی 445: 436: 409: 405: 397: 391: 387: 379: 373: 357: 349: 319: 318: 313: 312: 307: 306: 195:Bursuqid dynasty 113:Bursuqid dynasty 93:Bursuq the Elder 66:Personal details 54: 45: 23:Bursuq the Elder 19: 572: 571: 567: 566: 565: 563: 562: 561: 507: 506: 505: 504: 497: 472: 471: 467: 443: 438: 437: 412: 398: 394: 380: 376: 350: 346: 341: 300: 129: 75: 74:September 1097 52: 46: 41: 24: 17: 16:Seljuk official 12: 11: 5: 570: 568: 560: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 509: 508: 503: 502: 495: 465: 450:(in Persian). 410: 392: 389:Bursuq-i Kabīr 374: 343: 342: 340: 337: 299: 296: 128: 125: 84: 83: 80: 79: 72: 68: 67: 63: 62: 59: 58: 55: 49: 48: 38: 37: 30: 29: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 569: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 514: 512: 498: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 469: 466: 461: 457: 453: 449: 442: 435: 433: 431: 429: 427: 425: 423: 421: 419: 417: 415: 411: 408: 401: 396: 393: 390: 383: 378: 375: 371: 368: 364: 360: 353: 348: 345: 338: 336: 334: 330: 325: 323: 297: 295: 293: 287: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 268: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 246: 243: 238: 234: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 202: 200: 196: 192: 189:and north of 188: 184: 180: 179:Nizam al-Mulk 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 148: 142: 140: 136: 135: 126: 124: 122: 119:and northern 118: 114: 110: 106: 104: 103: 100: 94: 90: 81: 78: 73: 69: 64: 60: 56: 50: 44: 39: 36: 31: 27: 20: 478: 468: 451: 447: 406: 395: 388: 377: 369: 362: 358: 347: 326: 314:), Aq-Buri ( 301: 288: 272:assassinated 265: 262:Ahmad Sanjar 240: 230: 203: 182: 176: 163: 145: 143: 138: 132: 130: 97: 96: 92: 88: 87: 53:Succeeded by 42: 517:1097 deaths 233:Malikshah I 511:Categories 481:: 97–117. 339:References 308:), Zangi ( 250:Barkiyaruq 245:Ispahsalar 237:al-Muqtadi 168:Alp Arslan 102:Ispahsalar 33:First 386:برسق کبیر 322:Bursuq II 252:. During 214:Qutalmish 191:Khuzestan 121:Khuzestan 43:In office 298:Children 280:Quhistan 258:Khurasan 210:Sulayman 206:Anatolia 199:Shushtar 187:Luristan 117:Luristan 400:Persian 382:Persian 365:, from 352:Persian 333:Arrajan 317:آق‌بوری 284:Sarakhs 160:Abbasid 156:Tughril 152:Baghdad 77:Sarakhs 493:  370:borsuq 367:Turkic 363:Barsaq 359:Bursuq 305:ایلبگی 276:Nizari 267:atabeg 254:Tutush 220:under 164:ghulam 147:shihna 139:ghulam 134:ghulam 127:Career 105:Bursuq 89:Bursuq 454:(1). 444:(PDF) 292:Sujas 278:from 274:by a 57:Oshin 491:ISBN 356:برسق 311:زنگی 242:Amir 183:emir 172:Fars 99:Amir 95:and 71:Died 483:doi 456:doi 150:of 513:: 489:. 477:. 452:10 446:. 413:^ 402:: 384:: 361:/ 354:: 294:. 286:. 228:. 174:. 123:. 499:. 485:: 462:. 458::

Index

Shihna of Baghdad
Sarakhs
Amir
Ispahsalar
Great Seljuk Empire
Bursuqid dynasty
Luristan
Khuzestan
ghulam
shihna
Baghdad
Tughril
Abbasid
Alp Arslan
Fars
Nizam al-Mulk
Luristan
Khuzestan
Bursuqid dynasty
Shushtar
Anatolia
Sulayman
Qutalmish
conflicts against the Byzantine Empire
Alexios I Komnenos
Gulf of Alexandretta
Malikshah I
al-Muqtadi
Amir
Ispahsalar

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.