Seljuk Empire
Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim empire (1037–1194)
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The Seljuk Empire was a powerful medieval state ruled by Sunni Muslims from 1037 to 1194 that blended Turkish and Persian cultures. It was an important empire in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, controlling significant territory and influence in the region during that era.
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The Seljuk Empire (/ˈsɛldʒuːk/ SEL-jook in BrE, /sɛlˈdʒuk/ sel-JOOK in AmE), or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area of 3.9 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles) from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, and it spanned the time period 1037–1308, though Seljuk rule beyond the Anatolian peninsula ended in 1194.
The Seljuk Empire was founded in 1037 by Tughril (990–1063) and his brother Chaghri (989–1060), both of whom co-ruled over its territories; there are indications that the Seljuk leadership otherwise functioned as a triumvirate and thus included Musa Yabghu, the uncle of the aforementioned two.
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