Seljuk dynasty

Seljuk dynasty
سلجك (Old Anatolian Turkish)
*Seljuklar* (Turkmen)
*Selçuklular* (Turkish)
سلجوقیان (Persian)
Seljuk dynasty; سلجك (Old Anatolian Turkish); Seljuklar (Turkmen); Selçuklular (Turkish); سلجوقیان (Persian);
	Double-headed eagle, used as a symbol by several Seljuk rulers including Kayqubad I.
Parent family	Oghuz Turks Qiniq (tribe); ;
Country	Seljuk's Dominion at Cend.; Great Seljuk Empire; Kerman Seljuk Sultanate; Sultanate of Rum; Emirate of Aleppo; Emirate of Damascus; Kubadoğulları Emirate
Place of origin	Turkestan
Founded	11th century CE
Founder	Seljuk
Final ruler	Kubadoğlu Hüseyin Bey
Historic seat	Initial Dominion: Cend (985-1037); ; Great Seljuk: Nishapur (1037–1043); Ray (1043–1051); Isfahan (1051–1118); Merv (1118–1153, east); Hamadan (1118–1194, west); ; Kerman Seljuk: Kerman / Bardasir (1041–1186); Bam (1186–1187); ; Rum: Nicaea (İznik) (1077–1097); Iconium (Konya) (1097–1211, 1220–1308); Sebastia (Sivas) (1211–1220); ; Aleppo: Aleppo (1086–1117); ; Damascus: Damascus (1076–1104); ; Kubadoğulları: Samsun (1318–1422); ;
Titles	Head of the Seljuk Dynasty; Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire; Sultan of Rum; Shah of Kermân (or Kirmân); Emir of Damascus; Emir of Aleppo; Kubadoğulları Emir;
Style	See § Titles
Traditions	Religion:-; Sunni Islam (Maturidi Hanafi); Tengrism; Eastern Orthodoxy; Culture:-; Turco-Persian tradition;
Dissolution	1422
Deposition	Initial Dominion:; 1016 - Tughril I abandoned Cend.; 1037 - Tughril I declares Nishapur as capital.Emirate of Damascus:; 1104 – Baktāsh (Ertaş), dethroned by ToghtekinGreat Seljuk Empire:; 1194 – Toghrul III was killed in battle with Tekish Sultanate of Rum:; 1308 – Mesud II died. De facto power falls under Mongol and Ilkhanid Governers.Kerman Seljuk Sultanate:; 1186 - Muhammad II overthrown by Malik Dinar.Emirate of Aleppo:; 1118 - Sultan Shah hands over Aleppo to Ilghazi.Kubadoğulları Emirate:; 1422 - Kubadoğlu Hüseyin Bey surrenders Samsun to the Ottomans.

The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids (/ˈsɛldʒʊk/ SEL-juuk; Old Anatolian Turkish: سلجك Sälcük; Azerbaijani: Səlcuqlular or Səlcuqilər; Turkmen: Seljuklar; Ottoman Turkish: سلچوق Selçuk; Turkish: Selçuklular; Persian: سلجوقیان Saljuqian,) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that culturally became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture.

The founder of the Seljuk dynasty, Seljuk Beg, was a descendant of a royal Khazar chief Tuqaq who served as advisor to the King of the Khazars, in West Asia and Central Asia. The Seljuks established the Seljuk Empire (1037–1194), the Sultanate of Kermân (1041–1186) and the Sultanate of Rum (1074–1308), which stretched from Iran to Anatolia and were the prime targets of the First Crusade.