Overview
Sulayman, son of Yusuf Qadir Khan, held the senior title of Arslan Khan from 1032 and ruled from Balasagun and Kashgar. During his reign the dynasty split into its Eastern and Western khanates.
Rise to Power
He succeeded his father as supreme khan in 1032, with his brother Muhammad as the junior Bughra Khan.
Rule and Achievements
- Lost Transoxiana when Ibrahim Tamghach Khan took it around 1040
- In 1042 divided the eastern lands among members of the dynasty as appanages
- Ibn al-Athir records that in 1043 some 10,000 tents of pagan Turks in his lands accepted Islam
Legacy
In 1056 his brother Muhammad defeated him and took his lands.