Ibrahim Inal

Ibrahim Inal ( Persian ابراهيم اينال, DMG Ibrāhīm Ïnal ; † 1059 ) was a Seljuk leader and the half-brother (maternal) of Toghril-Beg and Tschaghri Beg . The name Inal , which is used in New Turkish, among other things, in the form Yenal , is an old Turkish title that has also been used in the form Inal- Tigin since the early 10th century .

Ibrahim Inal was the leader of a Turkmen band of warriors called Ināliyān by some historians . The gang acted independently of Toghril's and Tschaghri's men. She fought in Khorasan against the Ghaznavids and conquered Merv . The other Seljuks continued to expand to western countries and fought against the Buyids and Kakuyids . Ibrahim Inal captured Yazd in 1041 and invaded Djibal , where he sacked the cities of Hamadan and Borudscherd . He also undertook military expeditions to Byzantine territory . He plundered the hinterland of Trebizond and Iberia . Erzurum - a rich and important Byzantine city - was sacked and most of it burned down. An army of Byzantines, their vassals and Georgians pursued Ibrahim Inal, but he won the battle in 1047.

When the Seljuks with Toghril and Tschaghri as rulers founded a sultanate in 1040 , Ibrahim Inal got a low position with which he did not want to come to terms. Until then, the Seljuks had always made their decisions and policies within the ruling family. But now the sultan decided alone, which caused the displeasure of some nobles.

Ibrahim Inal received Yazd and Abarkuh as fiefs. It was not long before he and his two nephews rebelled openly against the rulers. The revolt was put down and Ibrahim Inal was killed on the battlefield by being strangled with a bowstring .

According to Vladimir Minorsky , the dynasty of the Inalids ruling over Diyarbakır in the 12th century may descend from Ibrahim Inal.

source

• CE Bosworth : EBRĀHĪM ĪNĀL . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica , as of December 15, 1997, accessed on June 5, 2011 (English, including references)