Ali Arslan Khan
Appearance
Ali Arslan Khan | |
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Khagan of Karakhanids | |
Reign | 970?–998 |
Predecessor | Suleyman Arslan Khan |
Successor | Ahmad Toghan Khan |
Died | 998 |
Burial | Ordam Padishah, Yengisar |
House | Karakhanid dynasty |
Father | Musa Baytash Khan |
Religion | Islam |
Ali Arslan Khan was the seventh ruler of Karakhanids. He was the founder of the Alid line of Karakhanids.[1]
Almost nothing is known about his reign except his unsuccessful raid into Kingdom of Khotan in 998.[2] His tomb is located in Ordam Padishah, Yengishahar.[2] and is an important pilgrim site[3] His cousin, Hasan b. Sulayman, gradually became independent of him during his reign.
Family
He had at least 5 sons: Nasr Khan, Ahmad Toghan Khan, Mansur Arslan Khan, Muhammad and Jafar Tegin.
References
- ^ "ILAK-KHANIDS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ a b Bellér-Hann, Ildikó (2007). Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 9780754670414.
- ^ Shrine Pilgrimage among the Uighurs, Rahilä Dawut, Xinjiang University