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Tughril Beg

Type Figure Region Western Asia Time c. 990–1063 Also known as Tughril Beg、Toghrul Beg、图格里勒·贝格、Tughril I

Tughril was leader of the Seljuk Turk tribal confederation, living 990–1063 and serving as Seljuk sultan 1040–1063.…

Timeline

  1. c. 990–1040Jand · KazakhstanJointly led the Seljuk Turk tribes with his brother Chaghri, migrating south from the steppe into Khorasan and gradually encroaching on Ghaznavid territory.
  2. 1040–1055Nishapur · IranAfter the Battle of Dandanaqan in 1040 he controlled Khorasan, based himself at Nishapur and continued westward, gradually unifying Persia's local powers.
  3. 1055–1063Baghdad · IraqEntered Baghdad in 1055 and was invested as sultan by Caliph al-Qa'im, nominally becoming the supreme military protector of the Islamic world; in his later years he based himself at Ray until his death.

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