Ahmad Sanjar was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until in 1118 when he became the Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, which he ruled as until his death in 1157.
Born: 1085, Sinjar, Iraq
Died: May 8, 1157, Merv, Turkmenistan
Full name: Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah
Place of burial: Tomb of Ahmed Sanjar, Merv, Turkmenistan
Spouse: Turkan Khatun (m. ?–1156), Rusudan, daughter of Demetrius I of Georgia
Parents: Malik-Shah I, Suleiman-Shah