Gazi Gümüshtigin
Gümüshtigin Gazi (died 1104), also known as Melikgazi Gümüshtigin was the second ruler of the Danishmendids which his father Danishmend Gazi had founded in central-eastern Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert.
| Gazi Gümüshtigin | |
|---|---|
| Melik Emir Ghazi | |
| Reign | 1084 – 1104 |
| Predecessor | Danishmend Gazi |
| Successor | Emir Gazi |
| Died | 1104[1] |
| Father | Danishmend Gazi |
He succeeded his father when the father died in 1084.
During the First Crusade, he was directly on the path of the advancing crusaders. On the losing side at the Battle of Dorylaeum in 1097, he scored a success in capturing Bohemond I of Antioch in 1100. He continued campaigning, extending southwards and capturing Malatya in 1103 after the Battle of Melitene.
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