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Mu'izz ad-Din Ahmed Sanjar ( 1084/ 1086 - May 8 1157) was the sultan of Great Seljuk from 1118 to 1153.

He was a son of Malik Shah I and participated in the succession wars against his three brothers and one uncle, namely Mahmud I , Barkiyaruq , Malik Shah II and Mehmed I. From 1097, Ahmed Sanjar was the ruler of most of Persia, his capital being situated in Khorasan. A number of rulers revolted against him and the Great Seljuk Empire split.

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