The Danishmendids or Danishmends (Turkish: Dânişmendliler) was a Turkoman beylik that ruled in north-central and eastern Anatolia from 1071/1075 to 1178.[1][need quotation to verify] The dynasty centered originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar in central-northeastern Anatolia, they extended as far west as Ankara and Kastamonu for a time, and as far south as Malatya, which they captured in 1103. In early 12th century, Danishmends were rivals of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, which controlled much of the territory surrounding the Danishmend lands, and they fought extensively against the Crusaders.
The dynasty was established by Danishmend Gazi for whom historical information is rather scarce and was generally written long after his death. His title or name, Dānishmand (دانشمند) means "wise man" or "one who searches for knowledge" in Persian.
^The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Edinburgh University Press, p.215, Online
The Danishmendids or Danishmends (Turkish: Dânişmendliler) was a Turkoman beylik that ruled in north-central and eastern Anatolia from 1071/1075 to 1178...
During this period, there were also Turkish principalities such as Danishmendids. Seljuk arrival started the Turkification process in Anatolia; there...
had been established following the conquest of Byzantine Anatolia: Danishmendids, House of Mengüjek, Saltukids, Artuqids. The Seljuk sultans bore the...
(Upper Mesopotamia). Capital: Mosul Other Turcoman beyliks in Anatolia: Danishmendids, Artuqids, Saltuqids and Mengujekids . After the Second Crusade, Nur...
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Comnenus celebrated a revived Roman triumph after his victory over the Danishmendids at the siege of Kastamon in 1133. After proceeding through the streets...
and set a pattern followed by other nomadic Turkic clans such as the Danishmendids and the Artuqids. The Great Seljuk Empire was decentralised, polyglot...
Kutlu Melek and his son Mustafa Chelebi, tie their ancestry to the Danishmendids, a dynasty who ruled over northeastern Anatolia during the 11–12th centuries...
that the building was constructed during the reign of Anatolian beylik Danishmendids (1071–1178 ). "Sivas Ulu Cami – Sivas" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür...
half century. From 1074 to 1178 the area was under the control of the Danishmendids who rebuilt the city in 1134. The Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate controlled...
Kutlu Melek and his son Mustafa Chelebi, tie their ancestry to the Danishmendids, a dynasty who ruled over northeastern Anatolia during the 11–12th centuries...
fortitude during the unsuccessful Siege of Neocaesarea (1140), against the Danishmendid Turks. In 1143 John II lay dying as a result of an infected wound; on...
1049–1864) Doukid dynasty (AD 1059–1081) – Anatolia under Byzantine rule Danishmendid dynasty (AD 1071–1178) Saltukids (AD 1071–1202) House of Mengüjek (AD...
bishop gave assistance to Prince Bohemond I of Antioch against the Danishmendids. A Latin bishop was appointed sometime between 1104 and 1114. He was...
local dynasties and principalities existed across Anatolia such as the Danishmendids at Kayseri and Sivas, the Saltuqids at Erzurum, and the Mengujekids...
of Ghazni Bilgetegin, governor of Ghazni Gazi Gümüshtigin, ruler of Danishmendids Al-Taj Gümüshtegin, governor of Baalbek Toghtekin, Atabeg of Damascus...
bellica. By the late 11th century, it had passed into the hands of the Danishmendids. By that time it had declined in value as a fortress. Sources later...
Emir Gazi or known as Emir Melikgazi was the third ruler of Danishmendids and the elder son of Gazi Gümüshtigin. After Gazi Gümüshtigin's death, the country...
exploit the differences between the Seljuq Sultan of Iconium and the Danishmendid dynasty controlling the northeastern, inland, parts of Anatolia. In 1134...
Sultan Kilij Arslan I of the Sultanate of Rum starts a war with the Danishmendids. The Venetian Arsenal is founded in Venice. Autumn – The volcano Hekla...
Seljuk Turks following the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 and given to Danishmendids. Gagik II is attested as the last doux of Charsianon in 1072–1073. ODB...
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