18 Facts About Nizam al-Mulk

Nizam al-Mulk wrote the Book of Government, a political treatise that uses historical examples to discuss justice, effective rule, and the role of government in Islamic society, which would go on to inspire the works of Ibn Khaldun and became the prototype for Machiavellian thought throughout Europe.

Nizam al-Mulk remained in Ghazni for three or four years, when he left the Ghaznavid court and entered service with the Seljuks.

Nizam al-Mulk later became chief administrator of the entire Khorasan province by 1059.

Nizam al-Mulk accompanied Alp Arslan in all his campaigns and journeys, except a few.

Several minor rulers then acknowledged Seljuk authority, while Alp Arslan and Nizam al-Mulk continued to penetrate deeper into the Caucasus, reaching Georgia.

Nizam al-Mulk made some expeditions on his own and conquered the citadel of Estakhr from the Shabankara chieftain Fadluya in 1067, and made another expedition in Fars.

The Seljuk military was heavily mixed of different ethnicity, including Turks, Armenians, Greeks, Arabs, and Slavs Nizam al-Mulk favored Iranian soldiers, such as the Dailamites, Khorasanis, and the Shabankara.

Nizam al-Mulk had a son named Mahmud was born on 1087 and whom she wanted to succeed his father, while Nizam and most of the Seljuk army was in favor of Barkiyaruq, the oldest of all Malik-Shah's living sons and born to a Seljuk princess.

Nizam al-Mulk is widely known for his voluminous treatise on kingship titled Siyasatnama which was written after Malik Shah had requested that his ministers produce books on government, administration and the troubles facing the nation.

However, the treatise made by Nizam al-Mulk was the only one to receive approval and was consequently accepted as forming "the law of the constitution of the nation".

Nizam al-Mulk wrote a book titled Dastur al-Wuzara, written for his son Abulfath Fakhr al-Malik, which is not dissimilar to the famous book of Qabus nama.

Nizam al-Mulk was the first to do this when he was appointed vizier to the sultan Alp Arslan.

Since Nizam al-Mulk was born in 1020 at the latest, the three were not of similar ages and were probably not students together.

Nizam al-Mulk was an excellent and clever vizier, he represented the majesty, splendor and hospitality of the Barmakids, historians and poets describe him as a great organizer and an ideal soldier and scholar.

Nizam al-Mulk was not only the leader of the Persian-dominated bureaucratic, but was an atabeg who served in the royal court and played an important role between the politically and culturally different Iranians and Turks.

Nizam al-Mulk was responsible for establishing distinctly Persian forms of government and administration which would last for centuries.

Nizam al-Mulk was even greatly respected by his ghulams, who, after the death of Nizam, took revenge on several of his rivals, such as Taj al-Mulk Abu'l Ghana'im.

Nizam al-Mulk was married to a niece or daughter of Bagrat IV of Georgia, who had previously been married or betrothed to Alp Arslan.