Yuluq Arslan Explained

Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (r.1184-1204) was an Artuqid dynasty ruler of the regions of Mardin and Mayyafariqin. His coinage displays an armoured Turk ruler holding a severed head in his left hand. The obverse acknowledges the religious affiliation to the Abbasid caliph.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was succeeded by his son Artuq Arslan.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coin British Museum . www.britishmuseum.org . en.
2. BMC Oriental 3 / The coins of the Turkuman houses of Seljook, Urtuk, Zengee, etc in the British Museum, classes X-XIV, 409 p.153
3. Book: Hillenbrand . Robert . Islamic Art and Architecture . 1 January 1999 . Thames and Hudson . 978-0-500-20305-7 . 133, Fig. 104 . en.