Rise of the Danishmendid Dynasty

Name: Rise of the Danishmendid Dynasty
Start: 1091
End: 1099

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1091–1099

In the 1090s the Danishmendid dynasty rapidly expanded across northern and central Anatolia from bases around Sivas and Malatya, rivaling the Sultana…

Timeline

1091–1095Sivas · AnatoliaDanishmendid descendants consolidated their rule around Sivas, absorbing Turkic tribes and local elites and establishing a military-political system independent of the Sultanate of Rum.
1096–1099Malatya · AnatoliaThe dynasty's power advanced toward eastern cities such as Malatya, clashing and allying with the Sultanate of Rum and local powers, forming a political situation of two rivals side by side in Anatolia.

Sources

Danishmend dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Danishmend-dynasty
The Formation of Turkey: The Seljukid Sultanate of Rum: Eleventh to Fourteenth Century — Claude Cahen (2001)