Malik-Shah I
1055 CE–1092 CE · Isfahan
Malik-Shah I was the third sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire (reigned 1072–1092), whose rule is generally regarded as the dynasty's political and cultural high point. Guided by his powerful vizier Nizam al-Mulk, he extended Seljuk authority from Syria and Anatolia to the borders of Central Asia. His court patronized scholarship, including a reform of the Persian solar calendar associated with the poet-astronomer Omar Khayyam. His death in 1092, coming shortly after the assassination of Nizam al-Mulk, was followed by prolonged succession struggles among his heirs.
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