Mahmud the Reformer

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:administrativeDivision centralization of power
gptkbp:alliance with the Buyids
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Seljuk_architecture
indirect
gptkbp:born circa 1000
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nishapur
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contributedTo support of scholars
gptkbp:culturalContribution patronage_of_Persian_literature
gptkbp:culturalHeritage with neighboring regions
of_Persian_identity
gptkbp:culturalImpact revival_of_Persian_culture
gptkbp:died circa 1030
gptkbp:dynasty Seljuk dynasty
gptkbp:economicActivity trade expansion
gptkbp:father gptkb:Chaghri_Beg
gptkbp:historicalContext during_the_rise_of_the_Seljuks
gptkbp:historicalEvent coins bearing his image
gptkbp:historicalImpact strengthening_of_Sunni_Islam
gptkbp:historicalLegacy influenced future empires
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historical texts
varied among historians
often romanticized
memorialized_in_Persian_culture
gptkbp:historicalSignificance recorded by historians of the time
on_Islamic_governance
unification_of_Persia
celebrated_in_Persian_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahmud the Reformer
gptkbp:influence on_later_Persian_rulers
gptkbp:knownFor reforming_the_Seljuk_Empire
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy considered_a_key_figure_in_Islamic_history
gptkbp:militaryRank cavalry tactics
against the Ghaznavids
with_Turkic_tribes
gptkbp:mother unknown
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Manzikert
gptkbp:notableEvent expansion of the Seljuk Empire
gptkbp:politicalPosition marriage alliances
with local chieftains
gptkbp:portrayedBy various_Persian_poems
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chaghri_Beg
gptkbp:reign 1030-1040
gptkbp:relationship conflict
hostile
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Dandanaqan
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tughril_Beg
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sultan