During the reign of Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Salduq, the Georgians attempted to seize the town of Erzurum, but without success. Muhammad’s son, Muzaffar al-Din, considered converting to Christianity in order to keep the peace, and planned to marry Ta‘mar, Queen of Georgia. He travelled to Tiflis in great style bearing expensive gifts for Ta‘mar, but she refused his offer, and very little is known about what then became of either Muzaffar al-Din or his father.

The last Salduqid malika (Queen) of Erzurum was Nasir al-Din’s sister, Mama Khatun, but she was overthrown by her own nephew, Malik Shah.

In 598 H (1202 AD) Malik Shah was captured and imprisoned by the Rum Saljuq ruler Rukn al-Din Sulayman Shah, who seized his lands and thus brought Salduqid rule to an end.

The town of Erzurum flourished under the Salduqids, and many of its magnificent buildings were constructed by them, including the Ulu Jami (Great Mosque), the Çift Minare (double minaret) and the türbe (mausoleum) of Mama Khatun.

In spite of their evident Muslim beliefs, the Salduqids continued to use Christian symbolism on their coinage. The mounted archer found on the obverse of this piece may well have been inspired by the warrior saint, George of Cappadocia. In place of the dragon, however, he is seen shooting his arrow at a gazelle-like animal while an angel appears to be guiding the arrow towards its target. Curiously enough, this design seems to be a prototype for the galloping archer found on the Great Mongol coinage of Queen Töregene issued approximately sixty years later. As usual with the Salduqid coinage, the reverse bears the name of their nominal overlord, in this case Rukn al-Din Tughrul ibn Arslan, the last of the Iraq Saljuq rulers.