Kilij Arslan II
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Kilij Arslan II or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
Sultan Kilij Arslan II in a tile from Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156-92.
Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned in a tile from Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156-92.
Coinage of Kilij Arslan II, 1156-1192
The Tomb of Kilij Arslan II in the courtyard of Alâeddin Mosque, Konya
Kaykhusraw I
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Kaykhusraw I, the eleventh and youngest son of Kilij Arslan II, was Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. He succeeded his father in 1192, but had to fight his brothers for control of the Sultanate, losing to his bro
Kilij Arslan II
…Konya; hence, Kilij escaped and took refuge in Kayseri. Later on, Qutb al-Din declared himself to be the new Sultan, but his father and his brother Kaykhusraw I drove him out of Konya in 1192, then chased him to Aksaray, and besieged the city. Kilij died during the siege of Aksaray in August 1192, aged 77, after…
Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw I bin Qilich Arslan. Second reign, AH 601–608 (AD 1204–1211)
Modern statue of Kaykhusraw I in Antalya, sculpted by Meret Öwezov