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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.
Internally, the most prominent development of Malik Shah's rule was the continuous increase in the power of the Nizām al-Mulk. Some contemporary chroniclers refer to the period as "al-dawla al-Nizamiyya", the Nizam's state, while modern scholars have mentioned him as "the real ruler of the Seljuq empire".
The Kerman Seljuk Sultanate (Persian: سلجوقیان کرمان Saljūqiyān-i Kerman) was a Turco-Persian society Sunni Muslim state, established in the parts of Kerman and Makran which had been conquered from the Buyid dynasty by the Seljuk Empire which was established by the Seljuk dynasty, which was of Oghuz Turkic origin.
Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities Seljuk (warlord) (died c. 1007), founder of the Seljuk dynasty Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1308), a medieval empire founded by later members of the dynasty
The Great Seljuk Empire at its greatest extent. The conflicts were more complex than a simple Nizari vs Seljuk one. Even the Ismailis themselves were not unified; e.g. the Ismailis in Isfahan did not recognize the authority of Hassan-i Sabbah in Alamut.
The warlord's personal name is Selçuk (/sɛl.tʃʰuk/) in modern Turkish, a name sometimes anglicized to Selcuk. His name varies in different sources and languages. The form سلجك (Selcuk or Selcük, /seldʒuk/ or /seldʒyk/) appears in Mahmud al-Kashgari's 1072–1074 Karakhanid Turkish Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk and in the anonymous 13th–15th-century Old Anatolian Turkish Book of Dede ...
Anatolian Seljuks (also called Seljuks of Rum and Seljuks of Turkey) was a former dynasty in Anatolia. Süleyman, the founder of the dynasty, was a member of the Seljuk dynasty. His grand father was Seljuk Bey's elder son. In 1077, after capturing Nicaea (modern İznik), Süleyman founded the Sultanate of Rum as a vassal of the main Seljuk ...
The fineness of Rum Seljuq dirhams is similar to that of dinars; frequently, both were struck using the same dies. [84] The Seljuq silver coinage's superior quality and prominence contributed to the dynasty's affluence throughout the early part of the thirteenth century and explains why it served as a kind of anchor for the local "currency ...