Dawud Kılıj Arslan ibn Süleyman ibn Kutalmish (in Turkish Kılıç Arslan, قلج أرسلان Qïlïj Arslān d. 1107,) was the Seljuk sultan of Rüm from 1092 until his death. Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... The Seljuk Turks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq; in Turkish Selçuklu; in Arabic سلجوق SaljÅ«q, or السلاجقة al-Salājiqa; in Persian سلجوقيان SaljÅ«qiyān) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... The Sultanate of Rûm was a Seljuk sultanate in Anatolia from 1077 to 1307. ... Events May 9 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. ...

After the death of his father, Süleyman, in 1086, he became a hostage of Sultan Malik Shah I of Great Seljuk, but was released when Malik Shah died in 1092. Kilij Arslan then took over the Seljuk army and set up his capital at Nicaea, killing his own father-in-law, the emir Chaka of Smyrna in order to stabilize the Sultanate. He also invaded the Danishmend Emirate of Malik Ghazi in eastern Anatolia, although the two allied with each other in 1096 when the peasant crusader army of Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless arrived at Nicaea. His army easily defeated the mob. About 20 000 Crusaders were killed and the rest were sold into slavery. Süleyman Ibn Kutalmish (سليمان بن قتلمش Sulāyman bin Qutalmish, also Suleiman ibn Kutalmish; died in 1086) was the Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rüm in Anatolia from 1077 until his death. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Jalal ad-Dawlah Malik Shah was the Seljuk sultan from 1072 to 1092. ... Events May 9 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. ... Nicaea (now Ä°znik) is a city in Anatolia (now part of Turkey) which is known primarily as the site of two major meetings (or Ecumenical councils) in the early history of the Christian church. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... Shows the Location of the Province Ä°zmir Izmir from space, June 1996 Izmir (Turkish spelling Ä°zmir, contraction of its former name Smyrna), the second-largest port (after Ä°stanbul) and the third most populous city (2,409,000 in 2000) of Turkey, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... The Danishmend dynasty was a Turcoman dynasty ruling in eastern Anatolia in the 11th and 12th centuries. ... Generally speaking, an emirate (Arabic imarah, plural imarat) is a territory that is administered by an emir, although in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class. ... Asia Minor lies east of the Bosporus, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ... Events Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the Peoples Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as... The Peoples Crusade is part of the First Crusade and lasted roughly six months from April 1096 to October. ... Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade, as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book Peter the Hermit was a priest of Amiens, in France. ... Walter the Penniless (in French Fr. ...

Because of this easy victory he did not consider the main Crusader army, led by various nobles of western Europe, to be a serious threat. He resumed his war with the Danishmends, and was away from Nicaea when these new Crusaders besieged Nicaea in May of 1097. He hurried back to his capital to find it surrounded by the Crusaders, and was defeated in battle with them on May 21. The city then surrendered to the Byzantines. This article is about the medieval Crusades . ... The Siege of Nicaea took place from May 14 to June 19, 1097, during the First Crusade. ... Events Edgar I deposes Donald III to become king of Scotland. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ...

As the Crusaders continued their march across Anatolia, Kilij Arslan planned an ambush near Dorylaeum on June 29. However, his archers could not penetrate the line of defense set up by the Crusader knights, and a separate group of knights was able to capture the Turkish camp on July 1 (see Battle of Dorylaeum). Kilij Arslan retreated, and did not attack the Crusaders again, although he destroyed crops and water supplies along their route. Dorylaeum was an ancient city in Anatolia. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on July 1, 1097, between the crusaders and the Seljuk Turks, near Dorylaeum in Anatolia. ...

In 1101 he defeated another Crusader army at Heraclia, which had come to assist the fledging Crusader States in Syria. This was an important victory for the Turks, as it proved that an army of Crusader knights were not invincible. After this victory he moved his capital to Konya. (See Crusade of 1101.) Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... Heraclea, the name of a large number of ancient cities founded by the Greeks. ... The Crusader states, c. ... Konya (also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically known as Iconium, Greek: Ικόνιον) is a city in Turkey, on the central plateau of Anatolia. ... The Crusade of 1101 was a minor crusade, actually three separate movements, organized in 1100 and 1101 in the successful aftermath of the First Crusade. ...

In 1104 he resumed once more his war with the Danishmends, who were now weakened after the death of Malik Ghazi. In 1107 he conquered Mosul, but he was defeated by Radwan of Aleppo, and Mehmed I of Great Seljuk. While retreating from Mosul he drowned in the Habura River. Events The worlds first factory, the Venice Arsenal, is founded in Venice. ... Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... MosÅ«l (36°22′ N 43°07′ E Arabic: al-Mawsil, Kurdish: Mûsil, or Nineveh, Assyrian: ܢܝܢܘܐ, Ninewa) is a city in northern Iraq. ... Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (also Ridwan; probably died in 1113) was a Seljuk ruler of Syria from 1095 to 1113 and the son in law of Yaghi-Siyan, the Atabeg of Antioch. ... Old Town Aleppo viewed from the Citadel Aleppo is also the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Ghiyath ad-Din Mehmed Tapar (probably died in 1118) was a Seljuk leader who revolted against Sultan Ahmed Sanjar in 1104. ...