theSeljukEmpire, theSeljuksultansof Rum had Persian names such as Kay-Khusraw, Kay-Qubadh and Kay-Ka'us. The bureaucrats and religious elite of their...
lost to theSeljuks following the Battle of Manzikert and ensuing civil war. At the same time, theempire lost its last territory in Italy to the Norman...
The initial organization dates back to the Ottoman beginnings as a Seljuk vassal state (Uç Beyligi) in central Anatolia. The Ottoman Empire over the years...
ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran from 1077 to 1231; first as vassals oftheSeljukEmpire and the Qara Khitai (Western...
Anatolia during the 11th to 13th centuries. The Great SeljukEmpire (11th-12th centuries) contributed significantly to the architecture of Iran and surrounding...
became involved in the army ofSultan Kayqubad I and fought against the Khwarazmians, Mongols and Byzantines, who were raiding Seljuk lands. According to...
Rum and theSeljukEmpire were influenced by Persian culture, language, habits, customs and cuisines.Throughout its history, the Ottoman Empire had substantial...
over its western territories to theSeljukEmpire after the Battle of Dandanaqan in 1040, resulting in a restriction of its holdings to modern-day Afghanistan...
1184–1213). With the decline of Byzantine power and the dissolution ofthe Great SeljukEmpire, Georgia became one ofthe pre-eminent nations ofthe region, stretching...
The Mughal Empire was an early modern Indo-Muslim empire in South Asia. At its peak, theempire stretched from the outer fringes ofthe Indus River Basin...
Sultan Han is a large and significant 13th-century Seljuk caravanserai located in the town of Sultanhanı, Aksaray Province, Turkey. It is one ofthe three...
recover the capital ofthe Byzantine Empire, but rather to carve out ofthe Byzantine Empire a buffer state to protect Georgia from theSeljuk Turks. Kuršanskis...
As the Seljuk state fell into chaos, the Khwarezm-Shahs expanded their territories southward. In 1194, the last Sultanofthe Great Seljuq Empire, Toghrul...
or gained suzerainty over the Ayyubids' Syrian principalities. By the end ofthe 13th century, through the efforts ofsultans Baybars, Qalawun (r. 1279–1290)...
Baghdad; the Buyids were in turn replaced by the Sunni Seljuk Turks in the mid-11th century, and Turkish rulers assumed the title of "Sultan" to denote...