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The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, [13][a] was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. [16][17] The empire spanned a total area of 3.9 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles) from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to the Hindu Kush in ...
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. It introduced innovations such as ...
Alp Arslan born Muhammad Alp Arslan bin Dawud Chaghri, [3] was the second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south, east and northwest, and his victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert, in 1071, ushered in the Turkmen settlement ...
The Zengid or Zangid dynasty, Atabegs of Mosul (Arabic: الدولة الزنكية romanized: al-Dawla al-Zinkia) was an Atabegate of the Seljuk Empire created in 1127. [3] It formed a Turkoman dynasty of Sunni Muslim faith, [4] which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia, and eventually seized control of Egypt in 1169.
Malik-Shah I (Persian: ملک شاه) was the third sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072 to 1092, under whom the sultanate reached the zenith of its power and influence. [3] Miniature of Malik-Shah I. During his youth, he spent his time participating in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan, along with the latter's vizier Nizam al-Mulk.
Born in 1079 or 1080 [4] in the Seljuk capital of Isfahan, [5] Berkyaruq was the oldest son of Malik-Shah I (r. 1072–1092) and the latter's cousin, the Seljuk princess Zubayda Khatun. [6] [7] [8] Berkyaruq was only thirteen at the time of his father's death in November 1092, meaning that there were no princes of age to inherit the vast Seljuk ...
Funerary tower of Seljuk Tughril Bey in Rey (12th century). Another important monument of this period is the mausoleum of Sanjar in Merv (now Turkmenistan), which dates from around 1152. Built in brick, as is traditional in Iran, it is one of the most impressive funerary monuments known. It is composed of two parts: a high square base, open to ...