Gohar Khatun

This article is about the wife of Muhammad I Tapar. For The wife of Mas'ud III of Ghazni, see Gawhar Khatun.
Gohar Khatun
گوهر خاتون
Seljuk royal consort
SpouseMuhammad I Tapar
FatherIsmail bin Yaquti
ReligionIslam

Gohar Khatun (Persian: گوهر خاتون), the daughter of Ismail bin Yaquti and the wife of Sultan Muhammad I Seljuk, was a Seljuk royal consort who is described as having exercised political influence. She reportedly swayed the appointment of viziers, and the legitimacy of the highest administrative office was said to have depended on her confirmation. She had significant influence in appointments and dismissals. For example, Kamal al-Mulk is described as attaining prominence at Sultan Muhammad's court through her support. In some accounts, Gohar Khatun and Kamal al-Mulk cooperated to depose Abu Mansur Mibdi, a vizier of Sultan Muhammad.

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