Seljuk

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Seljuk was the eponymous founder and leader of the Seljuk dynasty, a Turkic tribal chief whose descendants established a major medieval Islamic empire across the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic leader
founder of dynasty
historical figure
tribal chief
alsoKnownAs Saljuq
linked to: Seljuk

Selçuk
associatedWith Islamization of Turkic tribes
Oghuz Yabghu State
linked to: Oghuz Yabgu State
burialPlace Jand (traditional attribution)
culture Turkic
descendants Alp Arslan
Chaghri Beg
Tughril
dynastyFounded Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
eponymOf Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk Empire
ethnicGroup Oghuz Turk
linked to: Oghuz

Turkic
historicalSignificance founder of one of the major medieval Islamic dynasties
house House of Seljuk
linked to: Seljuk
influenced Great Seljuk Empire
linked to: Seljuk Empire

Seljuk Empire
language Oghuz Turkic
legacy Turkic penetration into the Islamic world
establishment of a major medieval Islamic empire
name Seljuk
notableFor founding the Seljuk dynasty
laying foundations of the Seljuk Empire
leading Oghuz Turkic tribes
politicalEntityFounded Seljuk tribal confederation
regionAssociated Central Asia
Middle East
Transoxiana
religion Sunni Islam
role military leader
tribal chieftain
sphereOfActivity military affairs
state formation
tribal politics
successor Arslan Israil
Mikail
Musa Yabghu
Yabghu family of the Seljuks
timePeriod 10th century
early 11th century

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Seljuk Empire namedAfter Seljuk
Seljuk Empire dynasty Seljuk dynasty
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Seljuk Empire foundedBy Seljuk Turks
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Kaykaus I house House of Seljuk
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Siege of Nicaea combatant Turkish Seljuk forces
linked to: Seljuk
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish dynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Kilij Arslan II memberOf Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Three Tombs (Üç Kümbetler) culturalContext Seljuk Turkish
linked to: Seljuk
Suhrawardi associatedWith Seljuk period
linked to: Seljuk
Oghuz Khan associatedWith Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Sanjar memberOfDynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Tughril memberOf Seljuk dynasty
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Tughril uncle Seljuk
Selçuklu namedAfter Seljuk dynasty
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Nizam al-Mulk associatedWith Seljuk dynasty
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Mahmud I of Great Seljuk dynasty Seljuk dynasty
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Seljuk name Seljuk
Seljuk alsoKnownAs Saljuq
linked to: Seljuk
Seljuk dynastyFounded Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Seljuk house House of Seljuk
linked to: Seljuk
Kerbogha of Mosul culture Seljuk
Sultan Mesud I memberOf Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Sultan Mesud I dynasty Seljuk dynasty
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Toghrul Beg clan Seljuk clan
linked to: Seljuk
Toghrul Beg relative Seljuk (progenitor of the Seljuk clan)
linked to: Seljuk
Sultan of Rûm usedBy Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
ʿIzz al-Dīn Kaykāʾūs I dynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Seljuks of Rum namedAfter Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Seljuk Rum period hasRulingDynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Ayşe Hatun nobleFamily Seljuk dynasty
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Qutulmish memberOf Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Qutulmish dynasticHouse House of Seljuk
linked to: Seljuk
Malik Shah of Rum dynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Masud I of Rum memberOfDynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk
Islamic East hasDynasty Seljuk dynasty
linked to: Seljuk