Fatimah Khatun
Fatimah Khatun (Arabic: فاطمة خاتون) (Persian: فاطمه خاتون) was a Seljuk princess, daughter of sultan Muhammad I Tapar, sister of sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud and principal wife of Abbasid caliph al-Muqtafi.
| Fatimah Khatun فاطمة خاتون | |||||||||
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| Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1137 – September 1147 | ||||||||
| Born | Isfahan | ||||||||
| Died | September 1147 Baghdad | ||||||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||||||
| Spouse | al-Muqtafi | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Seljuk | ||||||||
| Father | Muhammad I Tapar | ||||||||
| Mother | Nistandar Jahan Khatun | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Biography Edit
Fatimah's mother was Nistandar Jahan Khatun. She was also the mother of Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud[1] After Muhammad's death Mengubars, the governor of Iraq, married her.[2][3]
Fatimah married caliph al-Muqtafi in 1137.[4] This marriage proved politically important for the caliph because it gives him more power over Seljuk territories. As the ruling caliph was also related to ruling Seljuk sultan though marriage.
Al-Muqtafi was the second caliph (first was al-Qaim) and last to give his daughter in marriage to a Seljuk sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud. The wedding procession was delayed for five years because of her young age.[5] However, the marriage was never consummated because of her brother Masud's ultimate death.
Her husband, al-Muqtafi gave his another daughter in marriage to Muhammad II.
Fatimah was the last Seljuk princess, who married an Abbasid caliph even though one of the Rumi Seljuk princess married caliph al-Nasir. It was not relevant to one century old Abbasid-Seljuk partnership. Fatimah died in September 1147.[6]
References Edit
- ^ Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı (2008). Türk dünyası araştırmaları - Issue 173. Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı. p. 123.
- ^ Ege Üniversitesi. Edebiyat Fakültesi; Ege Üniversitesi. Tarih Bölümü (2013). Tarih incelemeleri dergisi - Volume 28. Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi. p. 197.
- ^ Lugal, N.; Iqbal, M. (1943). Ahbâr üd-devlet is-Selçukiyye. Türk Tarih Kurumu yayınlarından. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. p. 74.
- ^ Hanne, Eric J. (2007). Putting the Caliph in His Place: Power, Authority, and the Late Abbasid Caliphate. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8386-4113-2.
- ^ Richards 2010, p. 355.
- ^ al-Athīr, ʻIzz al-Dīn Ibn; Richards, Donaod Sidney (2006). The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athīr for the Crusading Period from Al-Kāmil Fīʼl-taʼrīkh: The years 541-589. Crusade texts in translation. Ashgate. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7546-4078-3.
Source Edit
- Richards, D.S. (2010). The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'L-Ta'Rikh.: The Years 491-541/1097-1146 the Coming of the Franks and the Muslim Response. Crusade texts in translation. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6950-0.