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 of Tu-Kiu Turks were nomads and herders Abbasids bought Turkish children to train as soldiers Mamelukes 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 Seljuk sultan Seljuks were illiterate

Turks Secure Persian Support Supports their learning of Islam Adopted Persian language Rulers called shah Appointed Persians to government offices

The Turks Secure Persian Support 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