Turks Rise in Anatolia
Rise of the Turks Turks rise as Abbasids start to lose control Lose Spain, Morocco, & Tunisia 868: Lose control of Egypt 945: Persians conquer Baghdad, end power of the caliph Caliph still religious leader, but Persian rulers now control political power
The Seljuks Nomadic horsemen, herded sheep, camel caravans Great military skills; Abbasids bought Turkish children to train as soldiers (Mamelukes) Convert to Islam & migrate into the Abbasid Empire 1055 – Capture Baghdad from the Persians 1071 – Crush Byzantines @ Manzikert Gain majority control of Anatolia within 10 years
Turks & Persians Cooperate Seljuks gain support of Persians through favorable treatment Choose Isfahan as capital Nizam al-Mulk – vizier Turks use Persians to educate themselves – illiterate Rulers take the name shah (king = Persian)
Turks & Persians Cooperate (cont) Seljuks adopt the Persian language Arabic only maintained through the Qu’ran Malik Shah (sultan) focused on building Seljuk culture (art, learning, religion) Built several mosques – Masjid-i-Jame
Seljuk Empire – 1092
Seljuk Decline & Start of the Crusades 1092: Malik Shah dies unexpectedly; empire disintegrates into kingdoms 1095: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade Goal: Drive Turks from Anatolia & reclaim Jerusalem 1099: Christians capture Jerusalem, massacre Jews & Muslims, establish a kingdom
Saladin & the Crusades Saladin establishes a strong Seljuk kingdom to confront Christians 1187: re-takes Jerusalem for the Muslims Signs a truce with Richard I Jerusalem is Muslim, but open to Christians Several other crusades are issued to regain the city, but are easily defeated
Seljuks v. Mongols Mongols consolidate power & move west Hulagu leads Mongolians to the gates of Baghdad; burns the caliph’s palace & kills thousands - p. 317 Mongols could not spill sacred blood – Abbasid caliph trampled to death by horses
Baghdad
Mongols Campaigns in Asia & conquests against Byzantines & Turks = largest land empire in history Little knowledge of administration = crumble of empire in a few generations Leads to the rise of the Ottomans