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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.
Seljuk power was indeed at its zenith under Malikshāh I, and both the Qarakhanids and Ghaznavids had to acknowledge the overlordship of the Seljuks. [65] 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. [65]
Father of the founder of Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate: Toghrul Beg First sultan of the Seljuks (r. 1037–1063) Chaghri Beg Co-ruler of the Seljuk dynasty: Ibrahim Inal [35] Artash Inal [36] Abu Ali Hasan Yabgu [36] [35] Yûsuf, [37] Kara Arslan, Abu Bakr, Umar, Bori & Dawlatshah: Shah Malik (r. 1041–1042) Mānsūr [34] [34] Suleyman I Shah of ...
The Seljuks then had the spears attached to ropes and threw the spears at the battlement of the walls. Some of the Seljuks then climbed up and opened the St. Paul's Gate. This entry involved defection from some guards. The Inhabitants were unaware of what was happening until they were alerted by one cry of a Seljuk. [7] [8] [9]
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; Seljuk (warlord) (died c. 1007), founder of the Seljuk dynasty
In 1067 the Seljuk Turks invaded Asia Minor attacking Caesarea and, in 1069, Iconium. [16] A Byzantine counterattack in 1069 drove the Seljuk Turks back from these lands. Further offensives by the Byzantine army drove the Turks back across the Euphrates. [17] Despite this, the Seljuk Turks continued their incursions into Asia Minor, capturing ...
Laqab Given name Regnal name Birth Marriages Death Rukn ad-Dunya wa ad-Din رکن الدنیا والدین: Muhammad Toghrul-Beg (1037–1063) 990
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 .