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Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia. Chapter 11 Section 3. Key Terms. Seljuk Vizier Malik shah. Rise of the Turks. Abbasids lose power Spain Morocco Tunisia 945 Persian armies move into Baghdad Put and end to the caliph Gave up political power. The Conquering Seljuks.
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Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia Chapter 11 Section 3
Key Terms Seljuk Vizier Malik shah
Rise of the Turks • Abbasids lose power • Spain • Morocco • Tunisia • 945 Persian armies move into Baghdad • Put and end to the caliph • Gave up political power
The Conquering Seljuks • 1300 BC Chinese records f Tutu’s • Turks were nomads and herders • Abbasids bought Turkish children to train as soldiers • One obedient slave is better than 300 sons
The Conquering Seljuks • 10 century convert to Islam • Seljuks capture Baghdad in 1055 • 20 years later attack Byzantine Empire • Seljuks occupy Anatolia • Close to Constantinople
The Turks Secure Persian Support • Courted support of Persian leaders • Isfahan- capitol of Seljuk kingdom • Vizier- prime minister • Malik Shah- most important • Seljuks were illiterate
Turks Secure Persian Support • Persia • Supports their learning of Islam • Adopted Persian language • Rulers called shah • Appointed Persians to government offices
Seljuk shahs • Malik beautified Isfahan • Built mosques • Arabic language almost disappeared
Seljuks Confront Crusaders and Mongols • Malik Shah last strong leader, died 1092 • West launches attack on Turks and Muslims for the Holy Land • The Crusades- series of military campaigns
The Seljuks and the Crusades • Pope Urban II launched them • Christians to drive Turks out of Anatolia • Recover Jerusalem 1099 • Massacred Jews and Muslims • Muslims recover Jerusalem 1187
The Seljuks and the Crusades • King Richard and Saladin sign a truce • Jerusalem is Muslim • Western pilgrims have access to Christian holy places • 13 century Western powers became weaker
Seljuks Face the Mongols • 1200 unified under Genghis Khan • Slaughtered whole populations • 1258 Genghis’s grandson leads troops to Baghdad • Wassaf write of the invasion
Seljuks Face the Mongols • Burned the Caliph’s house • Killed tens of thousands • Abbasid caliph trampled by horses wrapped in a carpet • Shaped the biggest land empire in history • Crumpled in a few generations