Artuq Arslan

On the reverse of his coins dated AH 628 (1230 CE), Artuq Aslan inscribed the names of two overlords, the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir and the Ayyubid ruler al-Kamil.

[5] At that time, in 1229, the Ayyubids were allied with various Turkomans, including Artuq Aslan, in order to repel the offensive of the exiled Khwarazmshah ruler Jalal al-Din from his base in Armenia.

[5][6] The Ayyubids continued their expansion into Diyarbakr by attacking the Artuqid ruler Rukn al-Dīn Mawdūd (r.1222–1232/33) in his territories of Hisn Kayfa and Amid in 1231-1232.

[5] Around 1234, Artuq Aslan changed his allegiance to the Seljuk Rums, fearing further Ayyubid expansion into his territory of Mardin.

[5] The Ayyubids renounced retribution against Artuq Aslan when they learnt of the Mongol invasion of Jazira from the east.

Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan.1200-1239 CE Mardin mint. Dated 1237-8 CE. Obverse : Male figure seated facing with legs crossed, resting right hand on thigh and holding globe in left; name and titles of the Seljuk overlord around. Reverse : Legend in five lines citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir and Artuq Arslan; mint and date in margins. [ 1 ]
The Evli Beden or Ulu Beden Tower in the southern city walls of Amid , built in 1208 during the Artuqid period by Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan, whose name appears in the inscription. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]