Danishmend Gazi

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11th-century person 12th-century person Anatolian ruler Muslim military leader Turkmen warlord founder of dynasty

Danishmend Gazi was an 11th–12th century Turkmen warlord and founder of the Danishmend dynasty in Anatolia, known for leading Muslim resistance against the early Crusaders.

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Gümüştegin Gazi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century person ⓘ
12th-century person ⓘ
Anatolian ruler ⓘ
Muslim military leader ⓘ
Turkmen warlord ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ
activeDuring First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ
early 12th century ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 11th century ⓘ
approximateDeathCentury 12th century ⓘ
associatedWith Sultanate of Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Niksar NERFINISHED ⓘ
captured Bohemond I of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
capturedAt Battle of Melitene (1100) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfRule Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathPlace Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynastyFounded Danishmendids NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded Danishmend dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLegacy inspiration for the Danishmendname (Danishmendnâme) epic ⓘ
subject of later epic romances ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary ⓘ
house Danishmendid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor campaigns against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
establishing a Turkmen principality in Anatolia ⓘ
leading Muslim resistance against early Crusaders ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Turkic languages ⓘ
militaryRole frontier commander ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Melitene (1100) NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent Bohemond I of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStructureFounded Turkmen beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryEnemyReligion Byzantine Orthodox Christians ⓘ
Latin Christian Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfActivity Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Niksar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sivas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tokat NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorState Danishmend principality NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Gazi NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) → commander → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
Danishmendids → foundedBy → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
Bohemond II of Antioch → headDisplayedBy → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
Danishmendids → namedAfter → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
Danishmendids → notableLeader → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
Danishmendids → notableLeader → Danishmend Gazi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gümüştegin Gazi