Seljuq dynasty — The Seljuq (also Seljuq Turks [ [http://books.google.de/books?q=seljuk+turks lr= sa=N start=0 Seljuq Turks in various scholastic sources] ] , Seldjuks, Seldjuqs, Seljuks; in Turkish Selçuklular ; in PerB|سلجوقيان Ṣaljūqīyān ; in Arabic سلجوق… … Wikipedia
Seljuq — ▪ Turkish dynasty also spelled Seljuk ruling military family of the Oğuz (Ghuzz) Turkmen tribes that invaded southwestern Asia in the 11th century and eventually founded an empire that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and most of… … Universalium
Dynasty — A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations. A dynasty is also often called a house , e.g. the House of Saud or House of Habsburg . In the histories of Europe, much of Asia and some of Africa, ruling and… … Wikipedia
dynasty — dynastic /duy nas tik/; Brit. also /di nas tik/, dynastical, adj. dynastically, adv. /duy neuh stee/; Brit. also /din euh stee/, n., pl. dynasties. 1. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty … Universalium
Great Seljuq Empire — Infobox Former Country conventional long name = Great Seljuq Empire common name = Great Seljuq Empire continent = moved from Category:Asia to the Middle East region = the Middle East status = Empire year start = 1037 year end = 1194 event start … Wikipedia
Ghaznavid dynasty — (977–1186) Turkish dynasty that ruled in Khorāsān (northeastern Iran), Afghanistan, and northern India. It was founded by Sebüktigin (r. 977–997), a former slave. His son Mahmūd (998–1030) enlarged the empire to its greatest extent; during his… … Universalium
Buyid dynasty — Buyid Empire آل بویه Āl e Buye ← … Wikipedia
Būyid dynasty — or Buwayhid dynasty (945–1055) Muslim Shīʽite dynasty founded by three sons of Būyeh, a Daylamite (north Persian) fisherman. They captured Baghdad in 945, and each brother took a portion of territory. After they died, one Būyid leader, ʽAḍūd al… … Universalium
Khwārezm-Shah dynasty — (с 1077–1231) Dynasty that ruled Central Asia and Iran, first as vassals of the Seljūq dynasty and then independently. It was founded by a slave, Anūtegin Gharachaʾī, who was appointed governor of Khwārezm. At its peak under ʽAlāʾ al Dīn… … Universalium
Bāvand Dynasty — ▪ Iranian dynasty also spelled Bāvend (665–1349), Iranian dynasty that ruled Ṭabaristān in what is now northern Iran. The Bāvands ruled, sometimes independently and at other times as vassals of various Islāmic dynasties, over an… … Universalium
