Yuluq Arslan

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.^[2] The obverse acknowledges the religious affiliation to the Abbasid caliph.^[2][3][4]

Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (1184–1200) probably Mardin mint. Dated AH 596 (1199-1200 CE). Obverse: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; name and title of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah to left; ornamental scrollwork in exergue. Reverse: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin.^[1]

He was succeeded by his son Artuq Arslan.

Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 (AD 1184-1200) Dated AH 582 (AD 1186-7). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust.