Seljuk Empire - Wikipedia
WEBThe Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. [16] [17] It 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 east, and ...
Seljuk dynasty - Wikipedia
WEBThe Seljuks established the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194), the Sultanate of Kermân (1041–1186) and the Sultanate of Rum (1074–1308), which stretched from Iran to Anatolia and were the prime targets of the First Crusade.
Seljuk Empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Seljuk Empire was an empire of the Seljuk Turks and a Muslim dynasty. It ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to the 14th centuries. It was founded by Tughril Beg in 1037. The Seljuk Empire stretched from Anatolia and the Levant to Afghanistan. It was replaced by the Khwarezmian Empire in 1194.
Seljuq | History & Facts | Britannica
WEBSeljuq, the ruling military family of the Oguz (Oghuz, or Ghuzz) Turkic tribes that invaded southwestern Asia in the 11th century and eventually founded an empire that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and most of Iran. Their advance marked the beginning of Turkic power in the Middle East.
Seljuk Empire - Wikiwand
WEBThe Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total area of 3.9 million square kilometres from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia in the north to the ...
Seljuk Empire: Origins, Formation, Rulers, & Facts
WEBOct 27, 2021 · First Sultan: Toghrul I. Last Sultan: Toghrul III. Religion: Sunni Muslim. Founders: Tughril and Chagri. Area: 3,850,000 km 2 (1,480,000 sq m) The Seljuk dynasty. In the 10th century, a warlord from the Oghuz Turkic tribes known as Seljuk established the Seljuq dynasty.
Seljuk dynasty - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Seljuks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq, sometimes also Seljuk Turks) were a Turkic Sunni Muslim dynasty. They ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. Their empire was known as Great Seljuk Empire that stretched from Anatolia and the Levant to Afghanistan.
Seljuk Turks - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Seljuqs (also Seljuk or Seljuq Turks) were a Muslim dynasty of originally Oghuz Turkic descent that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the eleventh to fourteenth centuries. They set up an empire known as "Great Seljuk Empire" that stretched from Anatolia to Punjab and was the target of the First Crusade.
Seljuk architecture - Wikipedia
WEBAfter the 11th century the Seljuks of Anatolia emerged from the Great Seljuk Empire, along with various local dynasties, developing their own architecture. Anatolian Seljuk architecture was more eclectic and was influenced by multiple traditions including Armenian, Byzantine, Iranian, and Syrian architecture.
Byzantine–Seljuk wars - Wikipedia
WEBThe Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of conflicts in the Middle Ages between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire. They shifted the balance of power in Asia Minor and Syria from the Byzantines to the Seljuk dynasty .
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