Meaning of Saljuq | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“According to the Malik-Nāma, [...] the progenitor of the Saljuq family was one Duqaq, called Temür-Yalïgh ("iron-bow"). He and his son Saljuq served the "king of the Turks", i.e. the Yabghu, with Saljuq holding the important military office of Sü-Bashï.”

“But relations between the king and Saljuq did not remain cordial and Saljuq soon migrated to Jand, where he and his followers embraced Islam and expelled the governor of the "king of the Turks".”

“After Duqāq's death his son Saljuq inherited his place.”

“The two worst defeats that the Byzantines suffered in the Comneni period were both inflicted on them by the Saljuqs in Asia Minor.”

“Although the Saljuqs were foreign to the Perso-Arab population of the ʿAbbāsid empire by origin, their Muslim upbringing prepared them for a rapid acceptance of the cultural institutions of the Muslim world and the imperial tradition in its broad outlines.”

“The heritage of the Saljuqs—political, religious and cultural—can scarcely be exaggerated [...]”

“The Great Saljuqs pushed westward and brought northern Syria under their control in 1055, though they left local leaders in power.”

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