Abbasi Caliph Kaim bi-Emrillah was under the pressure of
Buveyhi people in Baghdad and Arslan Besasiri, the commander of the Turkish soldiers.
Furthermore, Arslan had also some relations with the Fatimi State in Egypt. Under these
circumstances, Abbasi Caliph insistently invited Sultan Tugrul Bey to Baghdad and wanted
him to save them from this difficult situation. As a result of these invitations, Sultan
Tugrul Bey set in motion and entered Baghdad tha was the centre of Islam world in that
period in the year of 1055. Arslan Besasiri had retreated firstly to Hille and then Rahbe
when he had heard of the arrival of Sultan. As a result of an incident that was caused by
the Turks in Baghdad and the soldiers from Deylem, there was a fight among the soldiers of
Seljuks. Seljuk army suppressed this movement and punished the renegades. Buveyhi emir,
Melik ur-Rahim was caught and arrested. Thus, the dominion of Iraq Buveyhi State was
abolished.
Therefore, the public order and security were established in
Baghdad. Sultan Tugrul Bey considered that the annual income of he caliph was insufficient
and he ordered for the increase in this amount. Afterwards, he set on an expedition upon
Arslan Besasiri (15th January 1057). Besasiri ran away to Rahbe again. Tugrul Bey captured
Cizre and Sincar and subdued Mosul under the dominion of Ibrahim Yinal. Then, he returned
to Baghdad (23rd December 1057). When Sultan Tugrul Bey returned to Baghdad, he negotiated
with the Abbasi Caliph for this time. There was a great ceremony organised in the palace
of the caliphate. In the course of this meeting, the caliph had stated that he was
contented with the activities of the sultan. Then, he declared that Tugrul Bey was
"Melik el-Mashrik ve'l-Mağrib" and he had entitled him with the personal record
of Ebu Talip and the title of Rukn ed-Din. Therefore, the caliph transferred the dominion
of the entire Islam world to Tugrul Bey upon his own will and the caliphs, the spiritual
leaders of Islam that lived under the dominion of Buveyhi people for a century had
achieved their old prestige again (15th January 1058).
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