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Seljuk Empire

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Seljuk Empire

Empire of the Turkish people (converted to Islam during the 7th century) under the leadership of the invading Tatars or Seljuk Turks; see Turkey: history to 1923, Seljuk Turks. The Seljuk Empire (1055–1243) included Iran, Iraq, and most of Anatolia and Syria. It was a loose confederation whose centre was in Iran, jointly ruled by members of the family and led by a great sultan exercising varying degrees of effective power. It was succeeded by the Ottoman Empire.



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The Nizamülmük, which forms the basis of Turkish political culture, was written during the era of the great Seljuk Empire in Iran and Mesopotamia.
The Islamic Oguz were pushing south and west by the 11th century, establishing the Seljuk Empire.
 
 
 
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