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Tughril Beg |
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Tughril Beg (t g`rēl bĕg), 990–1063, founder of the Seljuk Turk Turks, term applied in its wider meaning to the Turkic-speaking peoples of Turkey, Russia, Central Asia, Xinjiang in China (Chinese Turkistan), Azerbaijan and the Caucasus, Iran, and Afghanistan...... Click the link for more information. dynasty ruling (11th–14th cent.) parts of Anatolia, Iraq, Persia, and Syria. He was early successful in conquests with his brother, who eventually governed Khorasan Khorasan (khôr'əsän`) or Khurasan ..... Click the link for more information. . Tughril Beg conquered Persia (1040–44) and Iraq (1055). His ideology sought to reinforce unity in the Islamic world. By 1060 he had assumed control of former Buyid Adud ad-Dawlah, who increased the dynasty's territorial domain, adding Oman , Tabaristan, and Jorjan. He also made himself sole ruler, eliminating the temporal functions of the caliph. Public buildings, hospitals, and Amir's Dam across the Kur River were built during his rule. ..... Click the link for more information. territory. |
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