1. Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia
Chapter 11
Section 3

2. Key Terms
Seljuk
Vizier
Malik Shah

3. Rise of the Turks Abbasids lose power
Spain
Morocco
Tunisia
945 Persian armies move into Baghdad
Put and end to the caliph
Gave up political power

4. The Conquering Seljuks
1300 BC Chinese records of Tu-Kiu
Turks were nomads and herders
Abbasids bought Turkish children to train as soldiers
Mamelukes
One obedient slave is better than 300 sons

5. The Conquering Seljuks
10 century convert to Islam
Seljuks capture Baghdad in 1055
20 years later attack Byzantine Empire
Seljuks occupy Anatolia
Close to Constantinople

6. The Turks Secure Persian Support
Courted support of Persian leaders
Isfahan- capitol of Seljuk kingdom
Vizier- prime minister
Malik Shah- most important Seljuk sultan
Seljuks were illiterate

7. Turks Secure Persian Support
Supports their learning of Islam
Adopted Persian language
Rulers called shah
Appointed Persians to government offices

8. The Turks Secure Persian Support
Seljuk shahs
Malik beautified Isfahan
Built mosques
Arabic language almost disappeared

9. Seljuks Confront Crusaders and Mongols
Malik Shah last strong leader, died 1092
West launches attack on Turks and Muslims for the Holy Land
The Crusades- series of military campaigns

10. The Seljuks and the Crusades
Pope Urban II launched them
Christians to drive Turks out of Anatolia
Recover Jerusalem 1099
Massacred Jews and Muslims
Muslims recover Jerusalem 1187

11. The Seljuks and the Crusades
King Richard and Saladin sign a truce
Jerusalem is Muslim
Western pilgrims have access to Christian holy places
13 century Western powers became weaker

12. Seljuks Face the Mongols
1200 unified under Genghis Khan
Slaughtered whole populations
1258 Genghis’s grandson leads troops to Baghdad
Wassaf write of the invasion

13. Seljuks Face the Mongols
Burned the Caliph’s house
Killed tens of thousands
Abbasid caliph trampled by horses wrapped in a carpet
Shaped the biggest land empire in history
Crumpled in a few generations