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The Turkish Irruption

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/saunders.html

Chapter 9 of "A History of Medieval Islam" (JJ Saunders); an account of the Seljuk Turks and their influence on the development of Islam.

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The Seljuks

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/selcuk.htm

An account of the rise of the Seljuk dynasty from their capital in Isfahan, their relations with the Abbasid Caliphate and Byzantium, and decline with the arrival of the Mongols.

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The Seljuks

http://www.artarena.force9.co.uk/seljuk.html

A brief account of the Seljuk dynasty, with information on their cultural achievements, and those of the Ghaznavids.

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The Middle Ages: Seljuks

http://www.themiddleages.net/people/seljuks.html

Brief survey of the impact of the Seljuks, as guardians of the declining Abbasid caliphate, building an empire centered in Baghdad, and helping to prevent the Fatimids of Egypt from making Shiite Islam dominant.

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Anatolian Seljuks and their Architecture

http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=842

An article tracing the origins of the Seljuks, their conquering of Anatolia, and their mastery of Islamic-Arabic-Iranian culture. Focuses on their architecture.

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