: He drowned in the Khabur River in 1107 while retreating from a battle against rival Seljuk forces near Mosul. Kılıç Arslan II (reigned 1155–1192)
: After regaining his father’s throne following a period of captivity, he faced the massive armies of the First Crusade . While he lost his initial capital, Nicaea (Iznik), to them, he successfully decimated the later Crusade of 1101 in three separate battles. KiliГ§ Aslan
(meaning "Sword Lion") primarily refers to two major sultans of the Sultanate of Rum , both of whom were pivotal in defending and establishing a Turkish presence in Anatolia during the Crusades . Kılıç Arslan I (reigned 1092–1107) He was the first Muslim leader to face the Crusaders. : He drowned in the Khabur River in
Known for consolidating the Sultanate of Rum into a major regional power. (meaning "Sword Lion") primarily refers to two major