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Seljuk Empire
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The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area of 3.9 mil
Combat theme, Seljuk or post-Seljuk period. Possibly from Rayy. Iran, 12th-13th century. Seattle Art Museum.
Combat theme, Seljuk or post-Seljuk period. Possibly from Rayy. Iran, 12th-13th century. Seattle Art Museum.
Monumental Seljuk stucco panel (116 x 178cm), Saveh, Iran, 12th century.
Monumental Seljuk stucco panel (116 x 178cm), Saveh, Iran, 12th century.
Enthroned figure usually identified as the last Seljuk ruler Tughril III (1176–1194), from Rayy, Iran. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Enthroned figure usually identified as the last Seljuk ruler Tughril III (1176–1194), from Rayy, Iran. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Amir in Turkic military dress: long braids, sharbush fur hat, boots, close-fitting coat. Maqamat by Seljuk poet and dignitary Al-Hariri of Basra, 1237
Amir in Turkic military dress: long braids, sharbush fur hat, boots, close-fitting coat. Maqamat by Seljuk poet and dignitary Al-Hariri of Basra, 1237 copy.
Khwarazmian Empire
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The Khwarazmian Empire, or simply Khwarazm, was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim empire of Turkic mamluk origin, ruled by the Anushtegin dynasty. The Khwarazmian Empire ruled large parts of prese
Seljuk Empire
…defeat severely weakened the empire, causing internal division and hastening its decline. The Seljuks were eventually supplanted in the east by the Khwarazmian Empire in 1194 and in the west by the Zengids and Ayyubids. The last surviving Seljuk sultanate to fall was the Sultanate of Rum, which fell in 1308. The…
Coin minted under Atsiz, citing his Seljuk suzerain Ahmad Sanjar
Coin minted under Atsiz, citing his Seljuk suzerain Ahmad Sanjar
Khwarazmshah Il-Arslan at his coronation, painting from the book Jami' al-Tawarikh (c. 1306–1314)
Khwarazmshah Il-Arslan at his coronation, painting from the book Jami' al-Tawarikh (c. 1306–1314)
Mausoleum of Ala al-Din Tekish. Gurganj (present-day Konye-Urgench) was the first and most important capital of the Khwarazmian empire.
Mausoleum of Ala al-Din Tekish. Gurganj (present-day Konye-Urgench) was the first and most important capital of the Khwarazmian empire.
Muhammad II depicted in a 1430 manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
Muhammad II depicted in a 1430 manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani