Ortoq
Ortoq ibn Aksab or Turkish Artuk Bey († 1091 ) was Turkmen governor of Seljuk- ruled Jerusalem from 1086 . The ruling dynasty that originated from him were the Ortoqids . He belonged to the Turkmen Oghuz tribe Döğer .
He was Unterführer under Tutusch I († 1095). When his sons Ridwan of Aleppo and Duqaq of Damascus proved unable to maintain order in Jerusalem, Jerusalem passed to Ortoq's sons Sökmen († 1105) and Ilghazi († 1122).
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| SURNAME | Ortoq |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkmen governor of Seljuk-ruled Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1091 |