Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf) - Heritage Institute

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returned alive from a quest on which they had been sent
by the " Shaykh of the Mountain."
485 (1092) ; Barkiyaruk^ A.H.
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A. H. 498-511 (i 104-1 i 17).
-The death of Malik Shah
UhChani^cT'^enie^yivalries.
He had four sons, all of
whom ultimately reigned,
the latest ancLmpst illustrious
being Sultan Sanjar, or " the Haw|c." ^fy v^V^f** .
as at
Baghdad with M-ahmud, a child
of tpm[i
a" the time of heT^tvusBand's decease, and immediately
brought influence to bear upon the C!aljph
Muktadi to secure her son's accession. In this she
"succeeded, and a high official was sent on posthorses to
Isfahan with orders to seize Barkiyaruk, Malik Shah's
eldest son by another wlfeT^orjaycuir ~But this attempt
was forestalled by the sn
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Barkiyaruk, a boy of twelve, was taken off to Rei, where
he was crowned. Turkan Khatun had followed her
emissary and gained possession of Isfahan, where she was
soon attacked by the supporters of Barkiyaruk, who,
however, were bought off. Shortly afterwards Turkan
Khatun, by promise of marriage, induced Majyc lt.
brother of Zobayda, to attack the rival of Tie~r son ;
but
he was defeated, and Barkiyaruk was formally proclaimed
at Baghdad two years
after the death of Malik Shah.
"But this did not end the troubles for ; Tutush^a paternal
uncle and the founder ot the Syrian dynasty, rose in
rebellion and captured the young Sultan, whom he
brought to Isfahan and threw into prison. It had been
decided to blind him, but his half-brother Mahmud
suddenly died of smallpox, and Barkiyaruk was thereupon
restored to the throne, owing partly, no doubt, 'to
the disappearance from the scene of Turkan Khatun,
who had been put to death a short time before.
Barkiyaruk, who appears to have profited by
his lessons
in the school of adversity, defeated and killed. Tutush in
the following year, and another
, re^ejjy>Qjigjtincle was opportunely
removed by the hand of a page. In the course of
'these stirring events the life of Barkiyaruk also was attempted
by one of the I smaili devotees^ but he escaped.