Yağısıyan

Yağısiyan
Governor of Antakya
In office 1086–1098
Personal details
Born	1011
Died	1098 near Antakya
Nationality	Turk
Military service
Allegiance	Seljuq Empire
Battles/wars	Siege of Antakya

Yağısıyan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈya(ɰ)ɯsɯjan]) was a Turkish commander in the 11th century. Although little is known about his personal life he was an important figure of the First Crusade.

In the 1080s most of Anatolia and Syria were ruled by two relatives of the Great Seljuk Empire sultan Malik-Shah I; Anatolia was ruled by Süleyman of Anatolia, the sultan's cousin, and Syria by Tutush I the sultan's brother. Between the two regions, Antakya (Antioch) was still a Byzantine fort and both rulers were trying to capture the city.

Süleyman succeeded in conquering the city from the Byzantines in 1085 on behalf of Malik-Shah I, and Yağısiyan was appointed as the governor of the city by the sultan the following year.

Malik Shah died in 1092, and his successor Tutush I granted Yağısiyan more territory around Manbij and Turbessel. When Tutush died in 1095, his sons, Ridwan and Duqaq, fought for control of Syria, claiming Aleppo and Damascus respectively. Yağısiyan, being the governor of a nearby city, became heavily involved in the ensuing power struggle in Syria. Although he collaborated with Ridwan to capture Urfa (Edessa) in 1096, next year he changed sides and supported Duqaq against Ridwan and his ally Sökmen of Artukids. Ridwan and his allies attacked Yağısiyan's territory, moving on to besiege Damascus when Duqaq, and his ally Ilghazi, came to relieve Antioch.

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