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that gradually became

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and contributed to the

Turco-Persian tradition The composite Turko-Persian, Turco-Persian
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in the medieval

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and

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. The Seljuks established the

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(1037-1194), the Sultanate of Kermân (1041-1186) and the

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(1074-1308), which at their heights stretched from

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, and were the prime targets of the

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Early history

The Seljuks originated from the Kinik branch of the

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, who in the 8th century lived on the periphery of the Muslim world, north of the

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and

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in their

Oghuz Yabgu State The Oghuz Yabgu State (Oghuz il, meaning Oghuz Land, Oghuz Country, 750–1055) was a Turkic state, founded by Oghuz Turks in 766, located geographically in an area between the coasts of the Caspian and Aral Seas. Oghuz tribes occupied a vast t ...

, in the Kazakh Steppe of

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. During the 10th century, Oghuz had come into close contact with Muslim cities. When

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, the leader of the Seljuk clan, had a falling out with

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, the supreme chieftain of the Oghuz, he split his clan off from the bulk of the

and set up camp on the west bank of the lower Syr Darya. Around 985, Seljuk converted to Islam.Michael Adas, ''Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History'', (Temple University Press, 2001), 99. In the 11th century the Seljuks migrated from their ancestral homelands into mainland

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, in the province of Khurasan, where they encountered the

Ghaznavids The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...

. The Seljuks defeated the Ghaznavids at the Battle of Nasa Plains in 1035. Seljuk's grandsons,

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and Chaghri, received the insignias of governor, grants of land, and were given the title of ''

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''. At the

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they defeated a Ghaznavid army, and after a successful siege of

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in 1050/51, established the

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. The Seljuks mixed with the local population and adopted the

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and

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in the following decades.

Later period

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, the Seljuks adopted the

and used the

as the official language of the government, and played an important role in the development of the

Turko-Persian tradition The composite Turko-Persian, Turco-Persian
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which features "Persian culture patronized by Turkic rulers".Daniel Pipes: "The Event of Our Era: Former Soviet Muslim Republics Change the Middle East" in Michael Mandelbaum, "Central Asia and the World: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkemenistan and the World", Council on Foreign Relations, p. 79. Exact statement: "In Short, the Turko-Persian tradition featured Persian culture patronized by Turcophone rulers." Today, they are remembered as great patrons of

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, and

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.O. Özgündenli, "Persian Manuscripts in Ottoman and Modern Turkish Libraries", ''

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Seljuk rulers

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Rulers of the Seljuk Dynasty

The "Great Seljuks" were heads of the family; in theory their authority extended over all the other Seljuk lines, although in practice this often was not the case. Turkic custom called for the senior member of the family to be the Great Seljuk, although usually the position was associated with the ruler of western Persia. *''Muhammad's son

Mahmud II Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...

succeeded him in western Persia, but

Ahmad Sanjar Senjer ( fa, ; full name: ''Muizz ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Adud ad-Dawlah Abul-Harith Ahmad Sanjar ibn Malik-Shah'') (''b''. 1085 – ''d''. 8 May 1157) was the Seljuq ruler of Khorasan from 1097 until in 1118,Khurasan Greater Khorāsān,Dabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 or Khorāsān ( pal, Xwarāsān; fa, خراسان ), is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plate ...

at the time being the senior member of the family, became the Great Seljuk Sultan.''

Seljuk sultans of Hamadan

The rulers of western Persia, who maintained a very loose grip on the

Abbasids The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

. Several Turkic

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gained a strong level of influence in the region, such as the Eldiduzids. *

1118–1131 *1131–1133 disputed between: ** Dawud 1131-1132 **

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(in

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and

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) 1132 **

Toghrul II Tughril II ( 1109 – October–November 1134) was the Sejluk sultan of Persian Iraq briefly in 1132. He maintained power through the support of his uncle, the principal Seljuk sultan Ahmad Sanjar (); when the latter left for Transoxiana to su ...

1132–1133 * Mas'ud 1133–1152 *

Malik Shah III Malik-Shah III (died 1160) ruled as Sultan of Great Seljuq from 1152–53. He was the son of Mahmud II of Great Seljuq. In 1153, he was deposed and was succeeded by his brother, Muhammad. Following his death in 1160, his son Mahmud was held in ...

1152–1153 * Muhammad II 1153-1159 *

Suleiman-Shah Ghiyath ad-Dunya wa ad-Din ibn Muhammad (October–November 1117 - 13 March 1161), better known by his regnal name of Suleiman-Shah ( fa, سلیمان شاه), was ''sultan'' of the Seljuq Empire from 1159 to 1160. Early life Suleiman-Shah was ...

1159–1161 *

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(Arslan II) 1161–1177 *

Toghrul III Toghrul III ( fa, طغرل سوم) (died 1194) was the last sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire and the last Seljuk Sultan of Iraq. His great uncle Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud (1134–1152) had appointed Shams ad-Din Eldiguz (1135/36–1175) as a ...

1177–1194 In 1194, Toghrul III was killed in battle with the Khwarezm Shah, who annexed Hamadan.

Seljuk rulers of Kerman

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was a province in southern Persia. Between 1053 and 1154, the territory also included

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. * Qawurd 1041–1073 (great-grantson of Seljuq, brother of Alp Arslan) * Kerman Shah 1073–1074 * Sultan Shah 1074–1075 or 1074-1085 * Hussain Omar 1075–1084 or 1074 (before Sultan Shah) *

Turan Shah I Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...

1084–1096 or 1085-1097 *

Iranshah ibn Turanshah Baha-ad-Din Iran-Shah ibn Turan-Shah ( Persian: بهاالدین ایران شاه, ruled from 1096 until 1101), or better simply known as Iran-Shah, was one of the Seljuk rulers of Kerman. During his reign, his kingdom had been heavily reduced and ...

1096–1101 or 1097-1101 *

Arslan Shah I Arslan Shah I was Seljuk Sultan of Kerman from 1101–1142, a city in Iran situated at the center of Kerman province. Located in a large and flat plain, this city is placed 1,076 km (669 mi) south of the Iranian capital, Tehran T ...

1101–1142 * Muhammad I 1142–1156 * Tuğrul Shah 1156–1169 or 1156-1170 * Bahram-Shah 1169–1174 or 1170-1175 *

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1174–1176 or 1175-1176 * Turan Shah II 1176–1183 * Muhammad II Shah 1183–1187 or 1183-1186 Muhammad abandoned Kerman, which fell into the hands of the Oghuz chief

Malik Dinar Malik Dinar ( ar-at, مالك دينار, Mālik b. Dīnār, Malayalam: മാലിക് ദീനാര്‍) (died 748 CE)Al-Hujwiri, "Kashf al-Mahjoob", 89 was a Muslim scholar and traveller. He was one of the first known Muslims to have co ...

. Kerman was eventually annexed by the

Khwarezmid Empire The Khwarazmian or Khwarezmian Empire) or the Khwarazmshahs ( fa, خوارزمشاهیان, Khwārazmshāhiyān) () was a Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire that ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran in the app ...

in 1196.

Seljuk rulers in Syria

* Abu Sa'id Taj ad-Dawla

Tutush I Abu Sa'id Taj al-Dawla Tutush (; died 25 February 1095) or Tutush I, was the Seljuk emir of Damascus from 1078 to 1092, and sultan of Damascus from 1092 to 1094. Years under Malik Shah Tutush was a brother of the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I. In 1 ...

1085–1086 * Jalal ad-Dawlah

Malik Shah I Jalāl al-Dawla Mu'izz al-Dunyā Wa'l-Din Abu'l-Fatḥ ibn Alp Arslān (8 August 1055 – 19 November 1092, full name: fa, ), better known by his regnal name of Malik-Shah I ( fa, ), was the third sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire from 1072 to ...

of Great Seljuk 1086–1087 * Qasim ad-Dawla Abu Said

Aq Sunqur al-Hajib Abu Said Aq Sunqur al-Hajib (full name: ''Qasim ad-Dawla Aksungur al-Hajib'') was the Seljuk governor of Aleppo under Sultan Malik Shah I. He was considered the ''de facto'' ruler of most of Syria from 1087. He was beheaded in 1094 following acc ...

1087–1094 * Abu Sa'id Taj ad-Dawla

''(second time)'' 1094–1095 *

Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan Ridwan), though he is commonly referred to as ''Ridwan'' ( ar, رضوان), which is also romanised as ''Radwan'' or ''Rudwan''. ( – 10 December 1113) was a Seljuk emir of Aleppo from 1095 until his death. Ridwan was born to the Seljuk prin ...

1095–1113 * Tadj ad-Dawla

Alp Arslan al-Akhras al-Dawla, Tāj al-Dawla Alp Arslān ibn Riḍwān, nicknamed al-Akhras (the Mute), was the Seljuk dynasty, Seljuk sultan of Aleppo from Anno Domini, AD 1113 (Anno Hegirae, AH 507) until his death in 1114 (508). According to Ibn al-Athīr, he was not ...

1113–1114 * Sultan Shah 1114–1123 ''To the

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Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

s of

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

: * Aziz ibn Abaaq al-Khwarazmi 1076–1079 * Abu Sa'id Taj ad-Dawla

1079–1095 * Abu Nasr Shams al-Muluk

Duqaq Dukak or Duqaq may refer to: * Tuqaq Tuqaq, tr, Dukak bey, tk, Dukak beg or ''Dukak Temür Yalïgh'' is described as the father of Seljuq, the founder of the eponymous dynasty, in the Maliknamah tradition. Sources Maliknamah The Malikna ...

1095–1104 *

Tutush II Abu Sa'id Taj al-Dawla Tutush (; died 25 February 1095) or Tutush I, was the Seljuk emir of Damascus from 1078 to 1092, and sultan of Damascus from 1092 to 1094. Years under Malik Shah Tutush was a brother of the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I. In 1 ...

1104 * Muhi ad-Din Baktāsh ''(Ertaş)'' 1104 ''Damascus seized by the

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Toghtekin Toghtekin or Tughtekin (Modern tr, Tuğtekin; Arabicised epithet: ''Zahir ad-Din Tughtikin''; died February 12, 1128), also spelled Tughtegin, was a Turkic military leader, who was ''atabeg'' of Damascus from 1104 to 1128. He was the founder o ...

Seljuk sultans of Rum (Anatolia)

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The Seljuk line, already having been deprived of any significant power, effectively ended in the early 14th century. *

Kutalmish Qutalmish ibn Arslan ( 1ca, قُتَلمِش, fa, قتلمش) (alternative spellings: Qutalmis, Kutalmish, ) was a Turkic prince who was a member of Seljukid house in the 11th century. His son Kutalmışoğlu Suleiman, founded the Sultanate of R ...

1060–1077 * Suleyman I (Suleiman) 1077–1086 * Dawud

Kilij Arslan I Kilij Arslan ibn Suleiman ( 1ca, قِلِج اَرسلان; fa, , Qilij Arslān; tr, I. Kılıç Arslan or ''Kılıcarslan'', "Sword Lion") (‎1079–1107) was the Seljuq Sultan of Rum from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultan ...

1092–1107 * Malik Shah 1107–1116 * Rukn ad-Din

Mesud I Rukn al-Dīn Mesud ibn Kilij Arslan or Mesud I (Modern tr, I. Rükneddin Mesud or ''Masud'' () was the sultan of the Sultanate of Rûm from 1116 until his death in 1156. Reign Following the defeat and death of his father Kilij Arslan fighting a ...

1116–1156 * Izz ad-Din

Kilij Arslan II Kilij Arslan II ( 1ca, قِلِج اَرسلان دوم) or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd ( fa, عز الدین قلج ارسلان بن مسعود) (Modern Turkish ''Kılıç Arslan'', meaning "Sword Lion") was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm ...

1156–1192 * Ghiyath ad-Din

Kaykhusraw I Kaykhusraw I ( 1ca, كَیخُسرو or Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw ibn Kilij Arslān; fa, غياث الدين كيخسرو بن قلج ارسلان), the eleventh and youngest son of Kilij Arslan II, was Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. He succeeded his ...

1192–1196 *

Suleyman II Suleiman II (15 April 1642 – 22 June 1691) ( ota, سليمان ثانى ''Süleymān-i sānī'') was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. After being brought to the throne by an armed mutiny, Suleiman and his grand vizier Fazı ...

(Suleiman) 1196–1204 *

Kilij Arslan III Kilij Arslan III ( 1ca, قِلِج اَرسلان, fa, قلج ارسلان ''Qilij Arslān''; Turkish language, Modern Turkish: ''Kılıç Arslan'', meaning "Sword Lion") was the Sultanate of Rum, Seljuq Sultan of Rûm for a short period between ...

1204–1205 * Ghiyath ad-Din

''(second time)'' 1205–1211 * Izz ad-Din

Kaykaus I Kaykaus I or Izz ad-Din Kaykaus ibn Kayhkusraw ( 1ca, كَیکاوس, fa, عز الدين كيكاوس پور كيخسرو ''ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwūs pour Kaykhusraw'') was the Sultan of Rum from 1211 until his death in 1220. He was the eldest ...

1211–1220 * Ala ad-Din

Kayqubad I Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the ...

1220–1237 * Ghiyath ad-Din

Kaykhusraw II Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw ibn Kayqubād or Kaykhusraw II ( fa, غياث الدين كيخسرو بن كيقباد) was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol ...

1237–1246 * Izz ad-Din

Kaykaus II Kaykaus ibn Kaykhusraw or Kayka'us II ( fa, عز الدين كيكاوس بن كيخسرو, ''ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwus ibn Kaykhusraw'') was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1246 until 1262. Life Kaykaus was the eldest of three sons of Kaykh ...

1246–1260 * Rukn ad-Din

Kilij Arslan IV Kilij Arslan IV ( 1ca, قِلِج اَرسلان) or Rukn ad-Dīn Qilij Arslān ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, رکن الدین قلج ارسلان بن کیخسرو) was Seljuq Sultan of Rûm after the death of his father Kaykhusraw II in 1246. However, ...

1248–1265 * Ala ad-Din

Kayqubad II Kayqubad II ( 1ca, كیقباد; fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو, ''ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Kayqubād bin Kaykhusraw,'' – 1254/1256) was the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1249-1257. He was the only son of the Seljuq Sultan ...

1249–1257 * Ghiyath ad-Din

Kaykhusraw III Kaykhusraw III ( 1ca, كَیخُسرو سوم) or Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Kaykhusraw bin Qilij Arslān ( fa, غياث الدين كيخسرو بن قلج ارسلان; – 1284) was between two and six years old when in 1265 he was named Seljuq Su ...

1265–1282 * Ghiyath ad-Din

Mesud II Ghiyath al-Dīn Me’sud ibn Kaykaus or Mesud II ( 1ca, مَسعود دوم, ''Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd bin Kaykāwūs'' ( fa, غياث الدين مسعود بن كيكاوس) bore the title of Sultan of Rûm at various times between 1284 and 13 ...

1282–1284 * Ala ad-Din

Kayqubad III Kayqubad III ( 1ca, كَیقُباد سوم or ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Kayqubād bin Farāmurz ( fa, علاء الدین کیقباد بن فرامرز) was briefly sultan of the Sultanate of Rum between the years of 1298 and 1302. He was a nephew of the ...

1284 * Ghiyath ad-Din

''(second time)'' 1284–1293 * Ala ad-Din

''(second time)'' 1293–1294 * Ghiyath ad-Din

''(third time)'' 1294–1301 * Ala ad-Din

''(third time)'' 1301–1303 * Ghiyath ad-Din

''(fourth time)'' 1303–1307

Gallery

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chess set, glazed

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, 12th-century

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at the Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum.

Early history

Later period

Seljuk rulers

Rulers of the Seljuk Dynasty

Seljuk sultans of Hamadan

Seljuk rulers of Kerman

Seljuk rulers in Syria

Seljuk sultans of Rum (Anatolia)

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See also

References

Further reading