Shams al-Din Altinapa

Shams al-Din Altınapa or Atabey Altun Aba (, 1192–1237) was a Seljuk vizier. He at first was a military commander under Kilij Arslan II and Süleyman Shah II. After Süleyman II died, he served his son, Giyaseddin Keyhüsrev I, and then later his son, Alaeddin Keykubad I. Kaykubad I later made him the atabey of his son, Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II, who was the last sultan he served before getting killed.

Biography Life He also served as the food taster of the Sultan. The historian, Ibn-Bibi, also says that he fighting in the Battle of Kahta and then he stopped what he was doing and went to Damascus and signed a wedding agreement between the Ayyubids and the Seljuks for the wedding of Ghaziya Hatun (also known as Melike Hatun), the daughter of Ebubekir el-Adil, the Ayyubid ruler at that time, with Kaykubad I. He then took her to Malatya where Melike Hatun's wedding with Alaeddin Keykubad I took place in 1227.

In popular culture In the Turkish TV series, Diriliş: Ertuğrul, he is portrayed as an antagonist by the Turkish actor, Hasan Küçükçetin.