Overview
The Seljuk name covers two different seats. In 1066 Alp Arslan of the Seljuk dynasty rules the Persian Empire, the Great Seljuk realm. In 1178 the Turkish seat on the bookmark is the Sultanate of Rum in Anatolia, under Kilij Arslan II. Rum is a successor of that great realm, not the same empire at a smaller size by accident.
The Seljuk seats on these bookmarks are 1066 and 1178. The house rises between the early bookmark and Alp Arslan's card, then splits before Kilij Arslan's.
Starts
1066
Alp Arslan rules the Persian Empire. Manzikert, where he captured the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV, was fought in 1071. The 1066 card is the realm before that battle.
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066 |
| Title | Persian Empire |
| Realm size | 152 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Culture | Oghuz |
| Faith | Sunni |
| Dynasty | Seljuk |
1178
Kilij Arslan II rules Rum. Patch 1.20.1.2 rates the seat Easy. Myriokephalon was fought in 1176, against Manuel I Komnenos. The bookmark name on his card is Call of the Empire.
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1178 |
| Bookmark | Call of the Empire |
| Title | Rum |
| Realm size | 24 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Difficulty | Easy, the bookmark rating in patch 1.20.1.2 |
| Culture | Turkmen |
| Faith | Sunni |
| Age | 46 on the bookmark |
Later impact
Alp Arslan died in 1072. His son Malik-Shah held the widest Seljuk realm, with Baghdad's caliph inside the sultan's shadow and Turkish war-leaders settling Anatolia after Manzikert. Malik-Shah's death in 1092 split that sultanate. Rum, the Iraqi Seljuks, and the other regional lines are the pieces.
By 1178 the bookmark's Turkish power in Anatolia is Rum. Kilij Arslan had already met Manuel at Myriokephalon. The later century for this sultanate is the Mongol victory at Köse Dağ in 1243, after which Rum ruled as a Mongol vassal. A 1178 campaign under Kilij Arslan is the wide Anatolian kingdom that still stands before that defeat.
The Abbasid caliph moves on the same timeline. Al-Qa'im in 1066 sits at Baghdad under Seljuk dominance. Al-Mustadi in 1178 holds Mesopotamia while the great Seljuk sultanate is already gone. The caliphal pages carry those seats.
Historical links
- Alp Arslan · 1066 · Persian Empire
- Kilij Arslan of Rum · 1178 · Rum
All realms · empire · 1066 · 1178