Ibrahim ibn Hussein was a Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana from 1178/1179 to 1202/1203.[1]
| Ibrahim ibn Hussein | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Transoxiana | |
| Reign | 1178-1202/1203 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad ibn Mas’ud |
| Successor | Uthman ibn Ibrahim |
| Died | 1202/1203 Transoxiana |
| Dynasty | Karakhanid dynasty |
| Father | Hussein ibn Hasan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Biography
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Ibrahim ibn Hussein was the son of the Karakhanid Hussein[2]
According to Encyclopedia Iranica his full name was Sultan Qilich Ṭamgach Khan Ibrahim b. Hussein.[3]
According to Karev, Ibrahim ibn Hussein came to power in 1178/1179. His residence was in Samarkand. He was the first to bear the Turkic title (ulug sultan al-salatin).[4] Ibrahim issued coins in his own name under the title Arslan Khan.[5]
According to Aufi Ibrahim b. Hussein composed poems in his youth.[6]
Ibrahim ibn Hussein wrote poetry in Persian and hand copied the Quran.[7]
During the era of Ibrahim ibn Hussein, Taj al-Din Muhammad b. Adnan wrote such works as "History of Turkestan" and "History of China".[8]
After the death of Ibrahim, his son Uthman ibn Ibrahim came to power.
References
edit- ^ Karev, Yury. "Qarakhanid wall paintings in the citadel of Samarqand: first report and preliminary observations." Muqarnas 22 (2005), p.80.
- ^ Karev, Yury. "Qarakhanid wall paintings in the citadel of Samarqand: first report and preliminary observations." Muqarnas 22 (2005), p.80.
- ^ Matīnī 2011.
- ^ Karev, Yury. "Qarakhanid wall paintings in the citadel of Samarqand: first report and preliminary observations." Muqarnas 22 (2005), p.80.
- ^ Davidovich, E. A. (1998), "The Karakhanids", in Asimov, M.S.; Bosworth, C.E. (eds.), History of Civilisations of Central Asia, vol. 4 part I, UNESCO Publishing, p. 133.
- ^ Karev, Yury. "Qarakhanid wall paintings in the citadel of Samarqand: first report and preliminary observations." Muqarnas 22 (2005), p.81.
- ^ Biran 2004.
- ^ Karev, Yury. "Qarakhanid wall paintings in the citadel of Samarqand: first report and preliminary observations." Muqarnas 22 (2005), p.80.
Sources
edit- Bosworth, C.E. (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press.
- Biran, Michal (2004). ILAK-KHANIDS.
Several Qara-khanid rulers are famous for their literary activity. The two last western ḵāqāns, Ebrāhim b. Ḥo-sayn (1178-1203) and ʿOṯmān (1202-12), wrote poetry in Persian; and Ebrāhim also copied the Koran (moṣḥaf) in his own hand
- Matīnī, J. (2011). "AWFĪ, SADĪD-AL-DĪN".
- Davidovich, E. A. (1998), "The Karakhanids", in Asimov, M.S.; Bosworth, C.E. (eds.), History of Civilisations of Central Asia, vol. 4 part I, UNESCO Publishing, p. 134-135.
- Kochnev B.D. Numizmaticheskaya istoriya Karakhanidskogo kaganata (991—1209 gg.). Moskva «Sofiya», 2006.
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