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Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia

Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia. The Turks. Nomadic Origins were from west of China. 10 th century began converting to Islam and migrating into the Abbasid Empire. Abbasids bought Turk children to raise as slaves, soldiers and bodyguards.

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Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia

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  1. Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia

  2. The Turks • Nomadic • Origins were from west of China. • 10th century began converting to Islam and migrating into the Abbasid Empire. • Abbasids bought Turk children to raise as slaves, soldiers and bodyguards. • Abbasids prized the Turks for their loyalty and skill.

  3. Turks • Turkish military slaves (mamelukes) become a powerful force in the Abbasid Empire. • Become more powerful than their masters. • During this time frame the Abbasids were losing territories. • 945 end of Abbasid Empire. • 970 Turkish group called the Seljuks migrated into the Abbasid Empire.

  4. Seljuks • 1000 convert to Sunni Islam. • 1055 attack and capture Baghdad from the Persians. • 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, the Turks crush the Byzantines. • By 1081 capture most of Anatolia.

  5. Seljuks • Turned to the Persians for support in their conquest of Anatolia. • Persians held high government positions. • Some even served as the vizier or prime minister. • Seljuks admired the Persians for their learning, culture and religious practices. • Persian was the language of the empire.

  6. Persian Influence • Seljuk rulers were called shahs. Shah is the Persian word for king. • Persian art & architecture were supported by Seljuk rulers.

  7. End of the Seljuks • After the death of Malik Shah the Seljuk empire disintegrates. • Attacked by the West in The Crusades. • Pope Urban II launches the 1st Crusades in 1095. • Called for the Turks to be driven out of Anatolia and to capture Jerusalem. • 1099 Jerusalem is captured.

  8. The Crusades • Under Saladin the Muslims were able to recapture Jerusalem in 1187. • Saladin and King Richard I signed a truce giving Jerusalem to the Muslims and Christians pilgrims access to Christian holy places.

  9. Seljuks & the Mongols • The Mongols led by Genghis Khans grandson Hulagu conquered the Abbasids. • The Mongols rule did not last long. • The Ottomans rose from the ashes of the Mongol Empire.

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