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. Before rising to power, he conquered the Byzantine cities of Nicaea (Iznik) and Nicomedia (Izmit) in 1075. He succeeded his father Kutalmish as the ruler of the Anatolian possessions of the Great Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah I, a distant cousin to Süleyman. 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. ... The Seljuk Turks (Turkish: Selçuk; Arabic: سلجوق Saljūq, السلاجقة al-Salājiqa; Persian: سلجوقيان Saljūqiyān; also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that occupied parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. ... The Sultanate of Rûm was a Seljuk sultanate in Anatolia from 1077 to 1307. ... Anatolia ( Greek: ανατολή anatolē or anatolí, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of... Events Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor begs Pope Gregory VII to remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of Rüm in modern Turkey Anush... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Nicaea is also the ancient name of the French city Nice. ... Nicaea is also the ancient name of the French city Nice. ... Nicomedes I of Bithynia founded the city of Nicomedia (modern Ismid), at the head of the Gulf of Astacus (which opens on the Propontis), in 264 BC The city has ever since been one of the chief towns in this part of Asia Minor. ... Izmit (also known as Ismid and Kocaeli) is a city in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey. ... Events Revolt of the Earls. ... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ... Jalal ad-Dawlah Malik Shah was the Seljuk sultan from 1072 to 1092. ...

Süleyman revolted against Malik Shah and proclaimed himself the Sultan of Rüm, establishing his capital at Nicaea. He expanded his realm but was killed near Antioch (Antakya) in 1086 by Tutush I, the Seljuk ruler of Syria. Süleyman's son, Kilij Arslan I, was captured and the lands in Anatolia was confiscated by Great Seljuk. It is uncertain whether Tutush killed Süleyman out of loyalty to Malik Shah or simply for personal gain. The city of Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern Antakya) is located in what is now Turkey. ... Abu Said Taj ad-Dawla Tutush I (died in 1095) was the Seljuk ruler (probably sultan or emir) of Damascus from 1079 to 1095, succeeding Abaaq al-Khwarazmi. ... Dawud Kılıj Arslan ibn Süleyman ibn Kutalmish (قلج أرسلان Qïlïj Arslān 1079 - 1107) was the Seljuk sultan of Rüm from 1092 until his death. ...