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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.
The Seljuk sultan also commissioned numerous madrasas to promote the teaching of orthodox Islamic sciences. [128] These developments in architectural practice are coherent with the Seljuk dynasty's focus on Islam and the promotion of Muslim orthodoxy, the combining of Sufism and Sunnism.
The last of the Seljuk vassal sultans of the Ilkhanate, Mesud II, was murdered in 1308. The dissolution of the Seljuk state left behind many small Anatolian beyliks (Turkish principalities), among them that of the Ottoman dynasty, which eventually conquered the rest and reunited Anatolia to become the Ottoman Empire.
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.
Laqab Given name Regnal name Birth Marriages Death Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین: Muhammad Toghrul-Beg (1037–1063) 990
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 ...
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; 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
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 .