Great Seljuk Empire

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Sources

1. BookThe Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century
2. BookA History of the Byzantine State and Society

Relations

enemy of:

• Byzantine Empire

  Sources: A History of the Byzantine State and Society, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

conquered:

• Buyid dynastysince 1055 O.S.

  Sources: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

defeated:

• Ghaznavid Empiresince 1040 O.S.

  Sources: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

has capital:

• Isfahan1051 O.S. – 1118 O.S.

  Sources: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

ruled by:

• Alp Arslan1063 O.S. – 1072 O.S.

  Sources: A History of the Byzantine State and Society, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land

• Malik-Shah I1072 O.S. – 1092 O.S.

  Sources: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

• Tughril Beg1037 O.S. – 1063 O.S.

  Sources: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

split into:

• Sultanate of Rumsince 1077 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453

Appears in6 items

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  The Byzantine Empire1 item
  • Battle of Manzikert26 Aug 1071 O.S.
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  The Crusades1 item
  • 
    The Seljuks rout the Byzantines at Manzikert26 Aug 1071 O.S.
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  The Islamic Golden Age4 items
  • The Abbasid caliphate132 AH
  • The Great Seljuks431 AH
  • Tughril Beg enters BaghdadRamadan 447 AH
  • The Nizamiyya opens in Baghdad459 AH

Mentioned in1 item

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  The Byzantine Empire1 item
  • Antioch retaken28 Oct 969 CE O.S.