Nizam al-Mulk (1018-92), vizier—roughly prime minister—at the height of the Seljuk dynasty, has been considered the most famous politician and scholar of his time, not only by contemporaries but also ...
Like the other Central Asian republics, Turkmenistan underwent the intrusion and rule of several foreign powers before falling under first Russian and then Soviet control in the modern era. Most ...
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What if Turkey tried to form the Seljuk Empire?
This short tells a story about what would happen if Turkey tried to form the Seljuk empire today? Turks would immediately get to work, attacking Syria, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, who they would ...
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The Seljuk collapse that opened the door to the First Crusade, Aleppo, Damascus, and a Middle East in civil war
In the late 1000s, the Seljuk Empire fractured into warring successor states, and cities like Aleppo became prizes in a deadly political free-for-all. This chapter follows Tutush, Ridwan, and Kerbogha ...
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization, centrally located between all the other major regions of Eurasia and Africa. Trade and conquest have always radiated out of and into this region. It is ...
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