Mahmud II (Seljuk sultan)

Mahmud II
Mahmud II
	Gold dinar struck under Mahmud II, citing governor Inanch Yabghu. Struck at the Rudhravar mint, dated 1125/6.
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
Reign	18 April 1118 – 11 September 1131
Predecessor	Muhammad I
Successor	Dawud
Co-sultan	Ahmad Sanjar; (1118–1131)
Born	c. 1104
Died	11 September 1131 (age 27)
Consort	Mah-i Mulk Khatun; Amir Sitti Khatun; Ata Khatun; Zahida Khatun (?);
Issue	Dawud; Alp Arslan; Malik Shah III; Muhammad II; Farrukh Shah; Ala al-Daula Ata Khan; Gawhar Nasab Khatun; Turkan Khatun; Zinat Khatun; Zumurrud Khatun;
Father	Muhammad I Tapar
Religion	Sunni Islam

Mughith al-Dunya wa'l-Din Mahmud bin Muhammad (b. 1104 – 11 September 1131) known as Mahmud II was the Seljuk sultan of Baghdad from 1118–1131 following the death of his father Muhammad I Tapar. At the time Mahmud was fourteen, and ruled over Iraq and Persia.

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