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| Gazi Gümüshtigin | |
|---|---|
| Melik Emir Bey Gazi | |
| Melik of theDanishmends | |
| Reign | 1084 – 1104 |
| Predecessor | Danishmend Gazi |
| Successor | Emir Gazi |
| Died | 1104[1] |
| Father | Danishmend Gazi |
| Religion | Islam |
Gazi Gümüshtigin (died 1104), also known asMelikgazi Gümüshtigin was the second ruler of theDanishmendids which his fatherDanishmend Gazi had founded in central-easternAnatolia after theBattle of Manzikert.
He succeeded his father when the father died in 1084. Gümüshtigin used deliberately Byzantine imagery in his coins with one side showing a nimbusedChrist and the other a Greek inscription which entitled him as "the great amir" to assert his authority.[2]
During theFirst Crusade, he was directly on the path of the advancingCrusaders and was on the losing side at theBattle of Dorylaeum in 1097. After the end of theFirst Crusade, he was able tocaptureBohemond I of Antioch in August 1100[3] and the city of Melitene from its Armenian rulerGabriel in 1101.[2] The Byzantine emperorAlexios I Komnenos offered Gümüshtigin 260,000 bezants, but the offer fell flat because the Seljuksultan of Rum was denied a share, starting a conflict between the Danishmendids and the Seljuks of Rum. Bohemond then convinced Gümüshtigin to accept 100,000 bezants which was then raised by his allies so that he was released in May 1103.[3]
Shortly after his capture ofAntalya in 1104 from theByzantines, he died of an illness and the Byzantines recovered the city.[citation needed] Similarly, the Seljuks underKilij Arslan I were able to take control of Malatya in 1106.[4]
Mehmet Polat [tr] appears as a character called "Gümüştekin Bey" in theTurkish TV seriesDiriliş: Ertuğrul, which is based on Gazi Gümüshtigin.[5]
| Preceded by | Melik of theDanishmends 1084-1104 | Succeeded by |