| Tughril II | |||||
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| رکن الدنیا و الدین ابوطالب طغرل دوم بن محمد تپر | |||||
| Sultan of theSeljuq Empire | |||||
| Reign | 1132 – 24 October 1134 | ||||
| Predecessor | Dawud | ||||
| Successor | Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud | ||||
| Co-sultan | Ahmad Sanjar (1132–1134) | ||||
| Born | c. 1109 | ||||
| Died | 24 October 1134 ( aged 25) | ||||
| Spouse | Mumina Khatun | ||||
| Issue | Arslan-Shah | ||||
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| House | House of Seljuq | ||||
| Father | Muhammad I Tapar | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Rukn al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu Talib Tughril bin Muhammad (c. 1109 – 24 October 1134[1]) known asTughril II was theSejluksultan ofPersian Iraq briefly in 1132. He maintained power through the support of his uncle, the principal Seljuk sultanAhmad Sanjar (r. 1118–1157); when the latter left forTransoxiana to suppress a rebellion in 1132, Tughril II lost Iraq to his rival and brotherGhiyath ad-Din Mas'ud. Tughril II briefly took refuge in the domain of theBavandidispahbad (ruler)Ali I (r. 1118–1142) inMazandaran, where he stayed during the whole winter of 1132–1133. He subsequently captured the capitalHamadan, but was stricken with sickness and died on his arrival to the capital, in October/November 1134. After his death, his son Arslan was raised by theatabegEldiguz, who installed him on the throne in 1161.[2]
His only wife was Mumina Khatun.[3] She was the mother of his son,Arslan-Shah. After Tughril's death, SultanGhiyath ad-Din Mas'ud married her to Sham al-Din Eldiguz. He took her to Barda. With him, she had two sons, AtabegMuhammad Jahan Pahlavan and AtabegQizil Arslan.[4] She died in 1175–76,[5] and was buried in herown mausoleum inNakhchivan,Azerbaijan.