Seljuki Khatun
12th-century Seljuk princess and Wife of Caliph al-Nasir
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Seljuki Khatun (Arabic: سلجوقي خاتون) or Saljuqi Khatun was a Seljuk[2] Turkish princess of Rum, daughter of sultan Kilij Arslan II and wife of Abbasid caliph al-Nasir.
| Seljuki Khatun سلجوقي خاتون | |||||||||
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| Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1186 – 1188 | ||||||||
| Born | Konya, Sultanate of Rum, (now part of Turkey) | ||||||||
| Died | 1188 (584 AH) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||||||
| Spouse | Al-Nasir | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Rumi Seljuk[1] | ||||||||
| Father | Kilij Arslan II | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Biography
Seljuki Khatun was a daughter of sultan of Rum, Kilij Arslan II.[3] She had eleven brothers, including future sultan Kaykhusraw I, and two older sisters. She spent her childhood at her father's court in Konya.
She married caliph al-Nasir (r. 1180–1225) in 1186. Right after her betrothal to him, he sent an escort to bring her to Baghdad, consummated the marriage, and gave her priceless jewels and gifts.
Seljuki died two years later in 1188. Caliph al-Nasir was so grief-stricken at her death that he could not eat or drink for days. For many years her house was left just as it was, with all of its draperies and furnishings intact; it was never opened, nor was anything ever taken from it.