Seljuk

For other uses, see Seljuk (disambiguation).

Seljuk (in Arabic Saljūq; in Turkish Selçuk; also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq) was the bey (chieftain) of a branch of Oghuz Turks known as the Seljuk Turks. He founded the Seljuk dynasty around year 1000.

Tradition says Seljuk had four sons: Mikail, Junus, Musa and Arslan. Seljuk's grandson Toghrül, son of Mikail conquered Persia in the mid-11th century.

According to some sources, Seljuk began his career as an officer in the Khazar army.[1]

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  1. ^  Rice, Tamara Talbot. The Seljuks in Asia Minor. Thames and Hudson, London, 1961. pp.18-19.