Editing Muhammad I Tapar (section)

== Legacy and assessment ==
Muhammad was the last Seljuk ruler to have strong authority in the western part of the sultanate.{{sfn|Bosworth|2010|p=61}} The Seljuk realm was in a dire state after Muhammad's death, according to bureaucrat and writer [[Anushirvan ibn Khalid]] (died in 1137/1139); "In Muhammad's reign the kingdom was united and secure from all envious attacks; but when it passed to his son Mahmud, they split up that unity and destroyed its cohesion. They claimed a share with him in the power and left him only a bare subsistence."{{sfn|Bosworth|2010|p=61}} Muhammad is mainly portrayed in a positive light by contemporary historians. According to the historian [[Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani]] (died in 1201), Muhammad was "the perfect man of the Seljuk dynasty and their strongest steed".{{sfn|Peacock|2015|p=80}}

Muhammad's ceaseless campaigns inspired one of his poets, [[Iranshah (poet)|Iranshah]], to compose the Persian [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] of ''[[Bahman Nameh|Bahman-nama]]'', an [[Persian mythology|Iranian mythological]] story about the constant battles between [[Kay Bahman]] and [[Rostam]]'s family. This implies that the work was also written to serve as advice for solving the socio-political issues of the time.{{sfn|Askari|2016|p=33}}