seljuk in English

noun
1
a member of any of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor in the 11th to 13th centuries, successfully invading the Byzantine Empire and defending the Holy Land against the Crusaders.
Historians have traced its genealogy to the architecture found in Asia Minor under the rule of the Seljuks in the early centuries of the second millennium.
adjective
1
of or relating to the Seljuks.
The invasions of the Seljuk Turkish dynasty introduced the Turkish language and customs.

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1. The Seljuk Turks had done the same with central Anatolia.

2. The woman says the Seljuk spit on her before dying.

3. On 25 August, some of Romanos' Turkic mercenaries came into contact with their Seljuk kin and deserted.

4. Seljuk Caravanserais were decorated at the main portal and the portal to the covered hall, as well as the masjid

5. At the beginning of the 12th century they invaded Transoxiana and even occupied the Seljuk town of Termez for a time.

6. Hence, Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit are sitting on the tentative list for the UNESCO World Heritage site list

7. 2. Assassin A member of a militant subgroup of Ismailis that in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries carried out political Assassinations directed especially against Seljuk rule.

8. Most Caravanserais were built as pious endowments: a wealthy Seljuk gave money for the building’s construction and also made available a source of income to be used for its maintenance

9. The heart of Antalya that witnessed history since the ancient times, Kaleici takes the visitors to a journey by the houses bearing the fascinating marks of Greek, Seljuk and Ottoman architecture, narr

10. The last Caravansary that I visited was the Tarihi Yenihan in Gaziantep, but travel guides and books generally agree that the Central Anatolian region is home to some of the finest ancient caravansaries of Turkey and the Seljuk Turks whose footprint in history is clearly defined by their style of architecture built most of the majestic structures.