Abaaq al-Khwarazmi

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Aziz ibn Abaaq al-Khwarazmi (died in 1079) was the first Seljuk ruler to gain his independence from the Great Seljuk Empire under Malik Shah I. He founded a state (a sultanate or emirate) in Damascus in 1076. His successor was the brother of Malik Shah, Tutush I.

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