53 – Yinal, Ibrāhīm ibn Mīkāʾīl the Seljuq
King Ibrāhīm ibn Mīkāʾīl (1) al-Seljuq was one of the celebrated champions of his age. He fought his brother Tughril Beg, defeated him, and several engagements followed. Eventually his army melted away, his brother took him captive, and in 451 AH, near Rayy, strangled him with a bow-string together with a number of their brothers (2).
54 – Qutulmish ibn Isrāʾīl ibn Seljuq ibn Duqaq, the Turkmen
The king, Shihāb al-Dawla the Turkmen, the Seljuq; father of the ruler of Anatolia, Sulaymān (3) ibn Qutulmish. The dominion over the province of Rūm stayed in the hands of his descendants until Hulāgū wrested it from them.
Qutulmish owned several fortresses in Persian Iraq. He rebelled against his cousin Alp Arslan; the two arrayed their forces near Rayy in 456 AH. The battle dissolved in confusion, and Qutulmish was found dead. Some say he died from exhaustion and terror—Allah knows best. When Alp Arslan saw his body he grieved, wept for him, and sat to receive condolences, and his vizier Nizām al-Mulk (4) came to offer his sympathy.