Seljuk Empire

Connected Sites: 8

The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf. From their homelands near the Aral sea, the Seljuqs advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainland Persia before eventually conquering eastern Anatolia. The Seljuq empire was founded by Tughril Beg in 1037. (wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Masjed-e Jâme'
    Masjed-e Jâme'
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.22
    92
    3
    a continuous sequence of Islamic architectural styles, the most prominent of which date from the Seljuq period (AB ev)
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    41
    5
    capital of the Great Seljuks Empire at the 11th-12th centuries (AB ev)
  • Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
    Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.49
    55
    4
    "High officials of the Seljuk sultanates, chiefs of the beyliks, emirs, and wealthy merchants often patronised the construction of mosques that were smaller than the grand-scale stone and brick counterparts constructed by the sultans." (AB ev)
  • Kunya-Urgench
    Kunya-Urgench
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.56
    48
    4
    was a major centre of Khorezm, ruled by the Seljuk dynasty (AB ev)
  • Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
    Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.75
    72
    4
    The Seljuk Period in Diyarbakır, between 1085 and 1093, saw further repairs and reconstructions to the walls of Diyarbakır. Towers number 15, 32, 42 (now known as Malik Shah or Nur Tower), and 63 (known as Findik Tower) were constructed during this period. The inscriptions on them confirm this information. (AB ev)
  • Damascus
    Damascus
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.89
    76
    5
    Capital of the Syrian branch; f.e. Nur al-Din Madrasa (1167) built by a member of the Turkic Zengid dynasty which ruled the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire (wiki)
  • Divrigi
    Divrigi
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.88
    49
    6
    Divrigi mosque: The inscriptions contain words of praise to the Anatolian Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I (wiki)
  • Ani
    Ani
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.46
    49
    6
    under Byzantine, Seljuk and Georgian sovereignty, it maintained its status as an important crossroads for merchant caravans (AB ev)