When Sultan Muhammed Tapar died, his son who was at a
very young age was enthroned to the sultanate of Seljuk State by the celebrities of the
state. On the other hand, Sencer (or Sancar) had declared his sultanate in Khorasan (14th
June 1118). There were some other people who hankered after the throne of the Seljuk
State. This situation directed Sencer towards the west since he wanted to dominate the
state independently and severally. As a result, Senver and Mahmud who wanted the sultanate
of the Great Seljuk State encountered in Save (11th August 1119). Sencer could only defeat his nephew
Mahmut due to the forty elephants that were involved within his army and therefore, he
came the sultan of the Great Seljuk State. But he did not caused any harm to his nephew
and he made him his son-in-law. With the superiority that he had obtained from this
victory, Sultan Sencer reorganised the Seljuk State. He included the cities such as Rey,
Mazenderan and Kumis within the fields of his domination. Furthermore, he granted half of
the province of Iraqi Acem and the region of Gilam to the prince Tugrul and the province
of Fars and half of Isfahan and Huzistan to Seljuk-shah. Mahmud was entitled with the
western countries of the state with the centre of Isfahan under the title of
"sultan". This laid to the foundation of "Iraq Seljuks" State. Sencer
was the great sultan that was superior to the others with his title of "Sultan-ı
azam" (the greatest sultan). Mahnud and the other members of the dynasty would be
submissive to him.
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