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Describe the interaction between the Turks and the Abbasid and Byzantine empires as well as with Indian societies
Interactions with the Abbasids
The Seljuk Turks lived just on the outskirts of the Abbasid Empire starting around the mid 700s, but began living in and serving the military of the Abbasids in the 900s. By the 11th century, the Seljuks held the power in the Abbasid realm.(T&E Pg.464)In 1055 though, the Seljuk leader Tughril Beg was officially recognized as the power of the Abbasids. For the next 2 centuries, the Seljuks would rule the empire.(T&E Pg. 465)
Interactions with the Byzantines
The Seljuk Turks began to migrate into Anatolia in large numbers in the early 11th century. In 1071, the Seljuk Turks destroyed the Byzantine army at Manzikert, and also took the Byzantine emperor hostage. This victory placed much of the Byzantine empire into the hands of the Seljuks and "liberated" Turkish peasants from their oppressive emperors.(T&E Pg. 465) In addition to the Seljuks' victory, the Ottoman Turks regained their old power under Mehmed the Conqueror after Tamerlane's death, and were able to seize Constantinople, renaming it Istanbul.
The green represents the Seljuk land after the battle[1]
Interactions with the Sultanate of Delhi
In the 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni led a different group of Turks (the Ghaznavids) into India to pilfer their riches and eventually take their land. By the 13th century, the Ghaznavids controlled all of northern India, and because of their Islamic faith wiped out Hinduism in that area. The Islamic presence remains today.(T&E 465-466)
References
- ↑ Justinian43,Byzantiumforecrusades. 10/10/08.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byzantiumforecrusades_ESP.PNG.
