Ahmed Sanjar
Mu'izz ad-Din Ahmed Sanjar (
1084 (or
1086) -
May 8 1157) was the
sultan of Great
Seljuk from
1118 to
1153. He was a son of Malik Shah I and participated in the succesion wars against his three brothers and one uncle. From
1097, Ahmed Sanjar was the ruler of
Khorasan. He was captured by
Turkmen nomads in
1153 and was held captive until
1156. He died the following year.