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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Seljuk dynasty 4
Seljuk canonical 3
House of Seljuk 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic leader
founder of dynasty
historical figure
tribal chief
alsoKnownAs Saljuq NERFINISHED
Selçuk NERFINISHED
associatedWith Islamization of Turkic tribes
Oghuz Yabghu State NERFINISHED
burialPlace Jand (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED
culture Turkic
descendants Alp Arslan NERFINISHED
Chaghri Beg NERFINISHED
Tughril NERFINISHED
dynastyFounded Seljuk dynasty NERFINISHED
eponymOf Seljuk dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Oghuz Turk NERFINISHED
Turkic
historicalSignificance founder of one of the major medieval Islamic dynasties
house House of Seljuk NERFINISHED
influenced Great Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
language Oghuz Turkic NERFINISHED
legacy Turkic penetration into the Islamic world
establishment of a major medieval Islamic empire
name Seljuk NERFINISHED
notableFor founding the Seljuk dynasty
laying foundations of the Seljuk Empire
leading Oghuz Turkic tribes
politicalEntityFounded Seljuk tribal confederation
regionAssociated Central Asia NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
Transoxiana NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
role military leader
tribal chieftain
sphereOfActivity military affairs
state formation
tribal politics
successor Arslan Israil NERFINISHED
Mikail NERFINISHED
Musa Yabghu NERFINISHED
Yabghu family of the Seljuks NERFINISHED
timePeriod 10th century
early 11th century

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Seljuk Empire namedAfter Seljuk
Seljuk Empire dynasty Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk dynasty
Seljuk Empire foundedBy Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk Turks
Kaykaus I house Seljuk
this entity surface form: House of Seljuk
Siege of Nicaea combatant Seljuk
this entity surface form: Turkish Seljuk forces
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish dynasty Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk dynasty
Kilij Arslan II memberOf Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk dynasty
Three Tombs (Üç Kümbetler) culturalContext Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk Turkish
Suhrawardi associatedWith Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk period
Oghuz Khan associatedWith Seljuk
this entity surface form: Seljuk dynasty