Rise And Fall Of The Seljuk Empire

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The Seljuk Turks were an Islamic Empire in the Middle East. Eventually, it flourished and lasted about 200 years. When Alp Arslan's son, Malik Shah, died, the fall the Seljuk Turks Empire began. The Seljuk Turks split and the borders of the Seljuk Turks were under ongoing pressure from the Crusaders in the west, the Arabs in the South, and the Mongols in the East.
The Seljuk Empire couldn’t withstand the attacks and by 1192, fall Seljuk Turks had begun. Once the fall began, the lesser Seljuk clans established their own territories throughout Anatolia. In 1243, the Seljuk army was defeated. However, the Mongols started leaving small states led by far out

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