Ibrahim ibn Hussein

Ibrahim ibn Hussein was a Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana from 1178/1179 to 1202/1203.^[1]

Ibrahim ibn Hussein
Ruler of Transoxiana
Reign	1178-1202/1203
Predecessor	Muhammad ibn Mas’ud
Successor	Uthman ibn Ibrahim
Died	1202/1203 Transoxiana
Dynasty	Karakhanid dynasty
Father	Hussein ibn Hasan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Biography

Ruins of residence of Ibrahim ibn Hussein in Samarkand

Ibrahim ibn Hussein was the son of the Karakhanid Hussein^[2]

According to Encyclopedia Iranica his full name was Sultan Qilich Ṭamgach Khan Ibrahim b. Hussein.^[3]

According to Karev, Ibrahim ibn Hussein came to power in 1178/1179. His residence was in Samarkand. He was the first to bear the Turkic title (ulug sultan al-salatin).^[4] Ibrahim issued coins in his own name under the title Arslan Khan.^[5]

According to Aufi Ibrahim b. Hussein composed poems in his youth.^[6]

Ibrahim ibn Hussein wrote poetry in Persian and hand copied the Quran.^[7]

During the era of Ibrahim ibn Hussein, Taj al-Din Muhammad b. Adnan wrote such works as "History of Turkestan" and "History of China".^[8]

After the death of Ibrahim, his son Uthman ibn Ibrahim came to power.