Seljuk Sultanate of Sanjar (1130s)

Name: Seljuk Sultanate of Sanjar (1130s)
Start: 1131
End: 1140

Type Event Region Khorasan Time 1131–1140

Great Seljuk sultan Sanjar in the 1130s still ruled Khorasan and eastern Central Asia from Merv, but faced Khwarazmian independence, Ghurid rise, Kar…

Timeline

1131–1135Merv · KhorasanSanjar based himself in Merv to maintain administrative and military control over the cities of Khorasan, continuing to claim suzerainty over the Karakhanids and Khwarazm, though cracks had already appeared in actual control.
1136–1140Samarkand · TransoxianaKhwarazm prevailed in Khorasan, Ghurid power grew, and the Western Liao intervened north and south of the Tianshan; Sanjar could hardly handle multiple fronts at once, and Seljuk hegemony in Central Asia was significantly shaken.

Sources

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