Yuluq Arslan
| Yuluq Arslan | |
|---|---|
_probably_Mardin_mint._Dated_AH_596_(AD_1199-1200).jpg) Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (1184–1200) probably Mardin mint. Dated AH 596 (1199–1200 CE). Obverse: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; name and title of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah to left; ornamental scrollwork in exergue. Reverse: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin.[1] | |
| Emir of Mardin | |
| Reign | 1200-1239 |
| Predecessor | Ilghazi II |
| Successor | Artuq Arslan |
| Issue | Artuq Arslan Al-Sa'id Najm al-Din Ghazi I |
| House | Artuqids |
| Father | Ilghazi II |
Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (r.1184–1204) was an Artuqid dynasty ruler of the regions of Mardin and Mayyafariqin.
Some of his coinage displays an armoured Turk ruler holding a severed head in his left hand.[2] The obverse contains the name "Nur al-Din Atabeg", a likely allusion to his contemporary Nur al-Din Arslan Shah, although it remains unclear why he would show the effigy of his rival from Mossul. The reverse acknowledges the religious affiliation to the Abbasid caliph.[2][3][4]
Yuluq Arslan was a vassal of Saladin. When Saladin died in 1193, he issued a coin showing four women mourning the death of Saladin.[5]
He was succeeded by his son Artuq Arslan.
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Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580–597 (AD 1184–1200) Dated AH 582 (AD 1186–7). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust.
References
- ↑ Whelan Type IV, 58 (for rev.); S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4.
- 1 2 "Coin British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org.
- ↑ BMC Oriental 3 / The coins of the Turkuman houses of Seljook, Urtuk, Zengee, etc in the British Museum, classes X-XIV, 409 p.153
- ↑ Hillenbrand, Robert (1 January 1999). Islamic Art and Architecture. Thames and Hudson. p. 133, Fig. 104. ISBN 978-0-500-20305-7.
- 1 2 El-Azhari, Taef (24 June 2019). Queens, Eunuchs and Concubines in Islamic History, 661-1257. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 350–351, xvii Fig.10. ISBN 978-1-4744-2319-9.