Qutb al-Din Mohammad — was Qutlughanid ruler of

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and a nephew of Buraq Hajib, founder of dynasty.

Life

He was a son of Hamīd Pur (or Khan Temür), thus a nephew of Buraq Hajib. His father was an

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in service of Khwarazmshah dynasty, who served as commander of

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in c. 1220.

First reign and exile

He succeeded his uncle Buraq Hajib in 1235 and married

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on 5 September 1235. However, his reign was very short as he was quickly replaced by his cousin

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on the order of

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. He left for

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through

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- Zozan route and was ordered to join Mahmud Yalavach in

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as soon as he arrived. He was present at

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's election in 1246, from whom he asked to be recognized as ruler of Kirman once again. However, this was discouraged by Güyük's trusted advisor Chinqai who was a tutor to

previously.

Second reign

His aspiration to rule Kirman again was realized after Güyük's and Chinqai's subsequent deaths in 1251. He acquired ''

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'' from

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to rule Kerman same year. As the result, Rukn al-Din fled to his nephew Salghur shah - Atabeg of Yazd with his mother Uka Khatun in 1252, later getting into contact with Caliph

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. When Möngke heard of this treason thanks to a commander named Buqa, he authorised Qutb al-Din to execute his cousin. Sometime later he suppressed a rebellion by a person claiming to be Jalal ad-Din. He was confirmed as a vassal to

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and made many visits to his court. He died in 1257/1258 and was succeeded by his wife

Family

He was married to

(or Khan Turkan, a daughter of Buraq Hajib), but had other sons from different wives and concubines:{{Cite book, url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203417874, title=Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth-Century Iran: A Persian Renaissance, last=Lane, first=George E., date=2003-09-01, publisher=Routledge, isbn=9780203417874, edition=1, pages=97, language=en, doi=10.4324/9780203417874 *

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Sultan (with Kutlugh Turkan) * Jalal al-Din Suyurgatmish * Padishah Khatun (with Kutlugh Turkan) — married to

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, then

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. * Bibi Turkan (with Kutlugh Turkan) — married Adud al-Din Amir Hajji, then Shams al-Din b. Malik Tazigu * Ordu Kutlugh (full sister of Suyurgatmish) — married to

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. * Yul Kutlugh — married to Malikshah b. Sam

References

1257 deaths 13th century in Iran 13th-century Khitan rulers Qutlugh-Khanids