Ahmad Sanjar
However, Arslan-Shah's reign was short. His mother, a Seljuq princess named Gawhar Khatun, was treated badly, which resulted in her brother Ahmad Sanjar invading Arslan-Shah's domains, where he decisively defeated Arslan-Shah and made the latter's brother Bahram-Shah the new ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty, while at the same time acknowledging Sejluq suzerainty. However, Arslan-Shah managed to survive the invasion, and fled to India, where he was supported by the Bu Halim brothers and other officers.