Tuğtekin, Salghurid Sultan

Tuğtekin (1176-1238) was the youngest son of the famous Turkish warlord Kürboğa, and succeeded his father as Salghurid Sultan from 1208 until his death. The only son of Kürboğa to be born to an Egyptian mother, Tuğtekin claimed his father's throne in 1201 and eventually defeated his brothers due to a considerable degree of popular support.

He ruled well for thirty years, and was peacefully succeeded upon his death by his only son, Ahmed.