Dawud (Seljuk sultan)
Mughith al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l-Fath Dawud bin Mahmud (Arabic: مغیث ادنیہ و الدین ابولفاتحُ داود بن محمود; died 1143/44) was a Seljuk Sultan who ruled Baghdad and for a short period of Iranian Azerbaijan (1131–1132) in confrontation with his uncles Masud and Tughrul II.
| Dawud | |||||
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| Sultan of Seljuk Empire | |||||
| Reign | 11 September 1131 – 1132 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mahmud II | ||||
| Successor | Tughril II | ||||
| Co-sultan | Ahmad Sanjar (1131–1132) | ||||
| Died | 1442/43 Tabriz | ||||
| Spouse | Gawhar Khatun | ||||
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| House | Seljuk dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mahmud II | ||||
| Mother | Mah-i Mulk Khatun | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
After his father's death in 1131, Dawud was installed as the new sultan. However, his uncles Masud and Tughrul II opposed this, and at the same time they conspired against Ahmad Sanjar, and in light of the rejection of Dawud's authority, the Caliph Al-Mustarshid accepted his authority. But eventually in 1132, Dawud was overthrown and replaced by his uncle Tughrul II.
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