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Seljuk power was indeed at its zenith under Malikshāh I, and both the Qarakhanids and Ghaznavids had to acknowledge the overlordship of the Seljuks. [64] Seljuk dominion was established over the ancient Sasanian domains, in Iran and Iraq, and included Anatolia, Syria, as well as parts of Central Asia and modern Afghanistan. [64]
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids [1] [2] (/ ˈ s ɛ l dʒ ʊ k / SEL-juuk; Persian: سلجوقیان Saljuqian, [3] alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), Seljuqs, also known as Seljuk Turks, [4] Seljuk Turkomans [5] or the Saljuqids, [6] was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture [7] [8] in West Asia and Central Asia.
Great Seljuk architecture, or simply Seljuk architecture, [a] refers to building activity that took place under the Great Seljuk Empire (11th–12th centuries). The developments of this period contributed significantly to the architecture of Iran , the architecture of Central Asia , and that of nearby regions.
Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire Yelü Dashi, Emperor of the Qara Khitai Qara Khitai [24] 1152 Battle of Nab Near Herat: Ala al-Din Husayn(Ghurid) Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire Ahmad Sanjar [25] 1176 Battle of Myriokephalon: Near Lake Beyşehir: Kilij Arslan II Sultan of Rum Manuel I Komnenos Byzantine Emperor Sultanate of ...
Seljuk (Ottoman Turkish: سلجوق, Selcuk) or Saljuq (Arabic: سلجوق, Saljūq) may refer to: Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
This is a list of sultans of the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194). List of sultans. Laqab Given name Regnal name Birth Marriages Death Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din
Seljuk (died c. 1007 or 1009), variously romanized, was an Oghuz Turk warlord. He was the eponymous founder of the Seljuk dynasty and the namesake of Selçuk , the modern town near the ruins of ancient Ephesus in Turkey .
Unlike the Seljuk Empire, the Seljuk sultans of Rum had Persian names such as Kay Khosrow, Kay Kawad/Qobad, and Kay Kāvus. The bureaucrats and religious elite of their realm were generally Persian. [60] In the 13th century, most Muslim inhabitants in major Anatolian urban hubs reportedly spoke Persian as their main language. [61]