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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.
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 ...
Sultan of Great Seljuk: 6.Bark-Yaruq [19] (r. 1092–1104) [12] Sultan of Great Seljuk: 8.Muhammad I Tapar [20] (r. 1105–1118) Sultan of Great Seljuk: 9.Ahmad Sanjar [21] (r. 1118–1153) Last sultan of The Great Seljuk: Tuğrul and Amîr Humâr [17] Other princes: Gawhar Khatun [17] Princess married Ghaznavid sultan Mas'ud III. Sayyeda [17 ...
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
A distant relative to the Seljuk dynasty momentarily installed himself as emir of Konya, but he was defeated and his lands conquered by the Karamanids in 1328. The sultanate's monetary sphere of influence lasted slightly longer and coins of Seljuk mint, generally considered to be of reliable value, continued to be used throughout the 14th ...
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] Their rule was modelled after the tribal organization common among Turkic and Mongol nomadic cultures, resembling a 'family federation' or 'appanage state'. [64]
Musa Yabghu (Bayḡu in some sources) [1] or Musa Ibn Seljuk was a Turkish ruler from the Seljuk family and one of the four sons of Seljuk Bey. [2] His brother Arslan Yabghu wanted to lead the family when he was captured by the Ghaznavids, but was overshadowed by his nephews Tughril and Chaghri, who took charge of eastern affairs in the family council that met after the Battle of Dandanaqan.
The Saltukids or Saltuqids (Modern Turkish: Saltuklu Beyliği) were a dynasty ruling one of the Anatolian beyliks of the Seljuk Empire, founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and centered on Erzurum. The Saltukids ruled between 1071 and 1202. The beylik was founded by Emir Saltuk, one of the Turkmen [1] commanders of the Great Seljuk Alp ...