Barkyaruq

Rukn AD-Duniya wa AD-DIN Barkiyarûq or Berk-Yaruq or Barkiyaruq , sultan saljûqide, wire of Malik Shah {{Ier}}. Persian Shah of , the dynasty of the Seldjoukides. It succeeds his brother Mahmud I {{er}} in 1093. It reigns in Iraq and in the west of the Iran until its death in 1105.

Biography

After the death of Malik Shah in 1092, the empire seldjoukide sinks in anarchy. Barkiyaruq his/her oldest son must fight against the revolt of all them his. His/her uncle, Tutuch, which occupies Damas and Alep, disputes the Perse to him. He is beaten and killed close to Ray (February 26th 1095). The remainder of the reign of Barkiyaruq is held to fight against his/her brothers with whom it owes the possessions seldjouqides are divided definitively into three states:

the sultanate of Persia, in Barkiyaruq and his/her brothers;

Mu `izz AD-DIN Sanjar received, any young person still, it had only ten or twelve years), the government of the Khorasan, with main home with Merv (1096).
Nasir AD-DIN Mahmûd I {{er}} the Fars and Ispahan (1093).
Barkiyaruq received Iraq

the kingdoms of Alep and Damas to wire of Tutuch;
the Sultanate of Roum to Kılıç Arslan I {{er}}, wire of Süleyman I {{er}} Shah;

In Persia, in spite of the establishment of cores Turkish (with the Khorasan, in Azerbaïdjan, towards Hamadhan), the bottom of the population remains Iranian.

At the time of the First crusade, it launches a powerful army against the cross S to Antioche which is demolished in 1098.

He dies of the Tuberculose in January 1105. His/her son Malik Chah II designated successor is reversed by his uncle Muhammed {{Ier}} who seizes the power.

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