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Tughril Beg Enters Baghdad
Around 1055 Seljuk leader Tughril Beg entered Abbasid capital Baghdad, consolidating control over Mesopotamia and the caliphal court.
Timeline
- 1061Outside Baghdad · IraqTughril Beg gathered forces from Iran and Syria, reaching the Tigris and pressuring the Abbasid capital, compelling the caliphal court to accept a Seljuk-dominated order.
- 1061Baghdad · IraqSeljuk troops entered Baghdad; Tughril took over the city's defenses and key administrative posts in the caliph's name, while the Abbasid caliph retained religious authority and political and military power passed into Seljuk hands.
Sources
- Tughril Beg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tughril-Beg
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (ed.) (1968)