Kara Arslan
{{Short description|Member of the Artuqid Dynasty}}
Fakhr al-Din Kara Arslan (or Qara Arslan) (r. 1144–1174 CE) was a member of the Artuqid dynasty and son of Rukn al-Dawla Dāʾūd, bey of Hasankeyf.{{sfn|Bosworth|2004|p=194}} Kara Arslan ruled Hasankeyf following Dāʾūd's death on 19 Muharram 539 (22 July 1144). He was the father of Nur al-Din Muhammad.
Coinage
File:Arslan_Kara_fels_1144_1166.jpg|Kara Arslan fels, 1144–1166. Cabinet des Médailles
File:Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 (AD 1148-1174) Hisn Kayfa or Amid mint. Dated AH 559 (AD 1163-4). Crowned, bearded Byzantine-style bust with AH date around. Clean-shaven half-length figure with name and title of Qara Arslan.jpg|Coinage of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, Hisn Kayfa or Amid mint. Dated AH 559 (AD 1163-4).
File:Qara_Arslan_no_date_mint_of_Amid_Roman_winged_victory_holding_a_book.jpg|Coin of Kara Arslan, no date, mint of Amid, with Roman winged victory holding a book. British Museum.
File:Qara_Arslan_no_date_mint_of_Amid_enthroned_Christ.jpg|Coin of Kara Arslan, no date, mint of Amid, depicting enthroned Christ. British Museum.
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{{succession box|title=Artuqid dynasty|before=Rukn al-Dawla Dāʾūd|years=1144–1174|after=Nur al-Din Muhammad}}
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Sources
- {{cite book|last=Bosworth|first=Clifford Edmund|title=The new Islamic dynasties: a chronological and genealogical manual|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2004|ISBN=978-0-7486-2137-8}}
Category:12th-century Artuqid rulers
Category:Year of birth unknown
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