Sokmen and Ilgazi, the sons of Artuk, were the victors in the war that they waged against the Ruler of Palestine. Sokmen and Ilgazi replaced their father in 1091.

In 1101, the Seljuk Soltan Muhammet appointed Ilgazi as the governor of Baghdad. In the same year, Sokmen was assigned to Diyarbakir as the commander of the Hisn-i Keyf fortress. Sokmen in the next few years annexed Mardin to Diyarbakir. In 1108, Mardin was given to Sokmen’s brother Ilgazi. Consequently Artuklular prevailed as two clans in Hisn-i Keyf and Mardin.

Artuklular (Artuklus) was recorded in history as a generation with a great respect for science. Artuklular had made important contributions to the development of science.