Seljuk Empire Essay

II.The decline of the Ghaznavids and rise of the Seljuk empire, 1040-1200 it was a new dynasty that was no longer run by a caliphate or family member of a religious background it was run by the sultan. The relationship of the sultan and the caliph relationship started when the Turks entered Islam. The caliphate, was replaced by a new institution the sultan. The Turks were brought in to fight in the military by them either being slaves or adventurers. Through their service they became excellent soldiers and rose to become sultans or other powerful positions. The Iqta military land holding system is that the soldiers who were fighting in exchange would receive land holdings. The soldiers received land that was seized or uncultivated. This way the revenue was still in the sultan or caliphs’ hands. The military was assigned to a specific task that is under
The Madrasa system of Nizam al-Mulk and the Sunni struggle against the Shi’i agents was propaganda undermining Sunni Islam. The Madrasa was a symbol of power and a way for the caliph to transfer capital and status to their descendants. Alps Arslan could fill his army and not worry about paying them a tribute and his biggest strength was his military realm. His victory at Manzikert proved to the Sejuks who kept on coming that he was swift and his army was well trained. It also, proved that the Byzantine Empire was not indestructible. The Seljuk imperial decline and collapsed of the empire happened in part to the death of Alp Arslans son Malik Shah. The invasions of the borders with the west being raided by the Crusaders, the East with the Mongols, and the South by the Arabs. The leaders who were too busy arguing and fighting for the power to run the empire that led to their demise.
III. The rise of the Ayyubid dynasty from the fragmented Seljuk system was because of the Crusaders and they managed to cut off Egypt and Syria from the capture of Ascalon and the Fatimid caliph. The reason it