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Kilij Arslan II (Old Anatolian Turkish: قِلِج اَرسلان دوم) or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd (Persian: عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود) (Modern Turkish Kılıç Arslan, meaning "Sword Lion") was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
In Dānishmend dynasty. …death (1164), the Seljuq sultan Qïlïj Arslan II intervened repeatedly in the affairs of the Sivas and Kayseri branches and finally invaded Dānishmend territory; but he was stopped by Dhū an-Nūn’s father-in-law, Nureddin of Mosul.
Kilij Arslan ibn Suleiman (Old Anatolian Turkish: قِلِیچ اَرسلان; Persian: قلیچ ارسلان, romanized: Qilij Arslān; Turkish: I. Kılıç Arslan or Kılıcarslan, lit. "Sword Lion") (1079–1107) was the Seljuq Sultan of Rum from 1092 until his death in 1107.
Kilij Arslan, when informed of the city’s investment, at first attempted to attack the crusader lines surrounding Nicaea. The attack failed and Kilij decided to sacrifice the city in order to carry on the fight later on the open ground of Anatolia.
When Kilij Arslan learned of the size of the approaching army, he again proposed negotiations. His envoy reached Manuel Turkish territory. The Emperor, confident in his strength, told the envoy that he taking Iconium.
“Reconstructing a Pair of Largely Lost Monuments: The Kilij Arslan Kiosk Towers in Konya,” On Byzantine, Western, and Post-Byzantine Towers (10th-16th centuries), online conference organized by P. Androudis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, November 2022.
Kilij Arslan II (Old Anatolian Turkish: قِلِج اَرسلان Kılıç Arslan, meaning "Lion Sword"; Persian: عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود, ʿIzz ad-Dīn Qilij Arslān bin Masʿūd) was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
Kilij Arslan, meaning Sword Lion in Turkish, was the name of four sultans of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm : Kilij Arslan I reigned as of 1092, died 1107. Kilij Arslan II reigned as of 1156, died 1192. Kilij Arslan III reigned as of 1204, died 1205.
He could also be used against the Sultan Kilij Arslan II, against whom the Emperor was now seeking for Nūr ad-Dīn to make a great military action. This, especially, since he was the only ruler now in the East who was still under Byzantine influence. Add to that, eliminating Nūr ad-Dīn would increase Kilij Arslan II and Seljuk’s power.
Kilij Arslan II (قِلِج اَرسلان دوم) or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd (Persian: عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود) (Modern Turkish Kılıç Arslan, meaning "Sword Lion") was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
