Fragmentation of the Seljuk States

Name: Fragmentation of the Seljuk States
Start: 1161
End: 1170

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1161–1170

After Sultan Sanjar's death, the Great Seljuk Empire's central authority collapsed;…

Timeline

1161–1165Merv · KhorasanRemnant Seljuk forces in Khorasan were unable to hold the east; key cities such as Merv fell one after another, and eastern territories were gradually absorbed by Khwarazm and local powers.
1161–1170Baghdad · IraqIraqi Seljuk sultans such as Arslan Shah maintained nominal sultanate authority around Baghdad, but in practice shared power with the Abbasid caliph and local emirs.
1163–1170Aleppo and Damascus · LevantIn Syria, Zengid remnants, Seljuk emirs, and Ayyubid forces were intermingled, with states competing for territory and crusader states also intervening.

The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (ed.) (1968)