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The Sultanate of Rûm was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert (1071).
May 29, 2024 · Hemmed in between the Byzantine Greeks on the west and by the Crusader states in Syria on the east, the Seljuq Turks organized their Anatolian domain as the sultanate of Rūm. Though its population included Christians, Armenians, Greeks, Syrians, and Iranian Muslims, Rūm was considered to be “Turkey” by its contemporaries.
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Sep 11, 2023 · The Seljuq dynasty was a Turkish dynasty that hailed from the Oguz (Ghuzz) Turkic tribes. The Seljuqs would go on to invade southwestern Asia before establishing the Seljuq Empire and the Sultanate of Rum in the 11th century. At its peak, the Seljuks held control over areas in modern day Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Turkiye.
Seljuk power survived in Anatolia as the Sultanate of Rum, until it was vassalized by the Mongols following the Battle of Kose Dag in 1243. Top image: The Seljuks invaded Central Asia and Southeast Russia in the 11th century.
The timeline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1307) is summarized below. [1] [2] Background. After the battles of Pasinler in 1048 and Malazgirt in 1071 Turks founded a number of states in Anatolia. These were the vassals of Great Seljuk Empire.
YearEvent1202Süleyman II annexes Saltukid realm ( ...1202Kingdom of Georgia defeats Süleyman II at ...1204Kılıç Arslan III (1204–1205)1205Keyhüsrev I (1205–1211) (second time)…became incorporated in the Seljuq sultanate of Rūm, centred on Iconium (modern Konya, Turkey). A rebellion led by Alexius I Comnenus successfully captured Constantinople, forcing Nicephorus to abdicate on April 4, 1081. He entered the Peribleptos Monastery in Constantinople, which he had restored. Read More; place in Islamic history
Jun 11, 2014 · From Byzantium to the Mongols to the Sultans of Rum, this acclaimed book offers an important insight into the evocative history of Turkey before the coming of Ottoman power. Turkey forms a...
