Danishmendid dynasty
Also known as Danishmendids, Danishmend dynasty, Danishmends
The Danishmendids or Danishmends () were a Turkish dynasty. These terms also refer to the Turkish state in Anatolia. It existed from 1071/1075 to 1178 and is also known as the Danishmendid Beylik (). The dynasty was centered originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar in central-northeastern Anatolia, and extended as far west as Ankara and Kastamonu for a time, and as far south as Malatya, which they captured in 1103. In the early 12th century, the Danishmends were rivals of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, which controlled much of the territory surrounding the Danishmend lands, and they fought ext
Key facts
- Former Country.conventional_long_name
- Danishmendid Beylik
- Former Country.common_name
- Danishmend
- Former Country.era
- High Medieval
- Former Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Former Country.year_start
- 1071/1075
- Former Country.year_end
- 1178
- Former Country.p1
- Great Seljuq Empire
- Former Country.s1
- Sultanate of Rum
- Former Country.image_map
- Anatolia 1097.svg
- Former Country.image_map_caption
- Anatolia in 1097, before the Siege of Nicaea
- Former Country.capital
- SivasNiksar
- Former Country.common_languages
- Old Anatolian Turkish Medieval Greek
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Origins
- History
- The dynasty
- Culture and legend
- Rulers
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Danishmendids or Danishmends () were a Turkish dynasty. These terms also refer to the Turkish state in Anatolia. It existed from 1071/1075 to 1178 and is also known as the Danishmendid Beylik (). The dynasty was centered originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar in central-northeastern Anatolia, and extended as far west as Ankara and Kastamonu for a time, and as far south as Malatya, which they captured in 1103. In the early 12th century, the Danishmends were rivals of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, which controlled much of the territory surrounding the Danishmend lands, and they fought extensively against the Crusaders.
The dynasty was established by Danishmend Gazi for whom historical information is rather scarce and was generally written long after his death. His title or name, Dānishmand () means "wise man" or "one who searches for knowledge" in Persian.