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EncyclopediaNizam al-MulkNizam al-Mulk (niz'um äl mûlk) [key], c.1018–92, vizier (1063–92) under two Seljuk (see Turks) sultans. Of Persian descent, he was early educated in administration, serving the Ghaznavids sultans. By 1059 he was chief administrator of Khorasan; in 1063 the Seljuks made him their vizier. Nizam al-Mulk remained in that position throughout the reigns of Alp Arslan and Malikshah. His power peaked under the latter, when he wrote the extensive treatise entitled Siyasat-nameh, or “Book of Government.” A devout Sunni Muslim, Nizam al-Mulk also founded a number of theological schools. He was assassinated in 1092. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Nizam al-Mulk from Infoplease:
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