List of Seljuk leaders

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[edit] Rulers of Seljuk Dynasty 1037-1157

The "Great Seljuks" were heads of the family; in theory their authority extended over all the other Seljuk lines, although in practice this often was not the case. Turkish custom called for the senior member of the family to be the Great Seljuk, although usually the position was associated with the ruler of western Persia.

Muhammad's son Mahmud II succeeded him in western Persia, but Sanjar, the governor of Khurasan from 1097 and the senior member of the family, becomes Great Seljuk sultan

The Oghuz take control of much of Khurasan, with the remainder in the hands of former Seljuk emirs

[edit] Seljuk sultans of Hamadan 1118-1194

The rulers of western Persia, who maintained a very loose grip on the Abbasids of Baghdad. Several Turkish emirs gained a strong level of influence in the region, such as the Eldiduzids.

Tugrul III killed in battle with the Khwarazmshah, who annexes Hamadan

[edit] Seljuk rulers of Kerman 1041-1187

Kerman was a province in southern Persia.

Mehmed II overthrown by the Oghuz chief Malik Dinar

[edit] Seljuk rulers in Syria 1076-1117

To the Artuqids

Sultans/Emirs of Damascus:

Damascus seized by the Burid Toghtekin

[edit] Seljuk sultans of Rüm (Anatolia) 1077-1307

[edit] References

  • Previte-Orton, C. W (1971). The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


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