| Melik Mehmed Gazi | |
|---|---|
| Melik Emir Ghazi | |
 | |
| Reign | 1134–1142 [1] |
| Predecessor | Emir Gazi |
| Successor | Melik Zünnun |
| Died | 1104 [1] Melikgazi, Danishmendids, now Turkey |
| Father | Emir Gazi [2] |
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Not much is known about his life.
Melik Mehmet Gazi was mummified. His Kümbet is in Melikgazi, Kayseri. His mummy was vandalized in 1935, where his one hand was cut off. In 1978, the mummy was partially burned. [3]
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