Melik Arslan Bey
Melik Arslan Bey (r. 1454-1466), was the seventh bey of the Beylik of Dulkadir. He was the third son of Dulkadiroğlu Süleyman Bey (r. 1442-1454).
Reign
Melik Arslan was defeated by Uzun Hasan, the sultan of the Akkoyunlu, ( a Turkmen sultanate in the East Anatolia). Uzun Hasan invaded Kharput and devastated the capital of Elbistan. Ultimately, forcing Melik Arslan to flee to Cairo to seek support.
Death
Melik Arslan, who established relations with the Mamluk Sultanate, was killed in 1466 while worshipping at the mosque in Elbistan by an assassin of the Mamluk Sultan Sayf ad-Din Khushqadam, with assistance of Arslan's brother Shah Budak.[1][2]
Mamluks had began to suspect Melik Arslan of trying to come under the rule of the Ottomans. [3]
Ibn Taghribirdi twice mentioned the assassination of Melik Arslan. At the first time, he deemed it unnecessary to name the culprit, in another place he reported that, according to rumors, the killer was sent by the Mamluk Sultan to Elbistan.
Abdulbasit al-Malati and Muhammad ibn Iyas indicated that Melik Arslan was killed by order of the Sultan. [4] The Mamluks appointed Shah Budak as the new bey in 1465.
Issue
Melik Arslan Bey is known to have a son by the name Emir Aslan Bey.
References
- Chingizoglu, Anvar. "Zülqədər eli". Baku 2011, s. 156.
- Yinanç, Refet. "Dulkadıroğulları". TDV Diyanet İslam Ansiklopedisi. Ankara 1994, c. IX, s. 553-557.
- Samet, Alıç. Arslan Bey (Melik) // Kahramanmaraş Ansiklopedisi. - Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016. - Vol. 1. - S. 340-342.
- Solak K. İbn Tagriberdi'nin “En-Nucûm Ez-Zâhire” Adlı Eserinde Geçen Dulkadiroğulları Beyliği İle İlgili Kayıtlar II ( tur .) // Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi. - 2012. - Vol. 27. - Sayıl. 2 . - P. 577-605.