What's new

The Turks Enter Anatolia (1016-1071)

dexter

SENIOR MEMBER
Joined
Apr 17, 2009
Messages
6,111
Reaction score
25
Country
Pakistan
Location
Pakistan

The history of how nomadic people "Oghuz Turks" from Central Asia settled in Asia minor region Anatolia, they will covert to Islam and serve under Abbassid Caliphate and later will contribute to the decline of Byzantine empire and pave the way for Crusades.
 
Last edited:
. . .

The history of how nomadic people "Orghuz Turks" from Central Asia settled in Asia minor region Anatolia, they will covert to Islam and serve under Abbassid Caliphate and later will contribute to the decline of Byzantine empire and pave the way for Crusades.

I've read somewhere that some Turkic tribes entered Anatolia way before the Seljuks, they settled down and also fought as mercenaries for the Byzantines.
 
.
Please read the comments its either Europeans, Armenians, Greeks and Kurds all venting their butthurt because the Turks were successful.

As a wise man once said, "They hate us cause they ain't us".

I've read somewhere that some Turkic tribes entered Anatolia way before the Seljuks, they settled down and also fought as mercenaries for the Byzantines.

Probably a branch of Khazars.
 
.
I've read somewhere that some Turkic tribes entered Anatolia way before the Seljuks, they settled down and also fought as mercenaries for the Byzantines.

Cumans and the Pechenegs perhaps. The Gokturks and the Byzantines were also allied against Sassanid Persia it is said the Gokturks sent soldiers to the Byzantines as a token of goodwill perhaps they settled in Anatolia. You also have the Bulgars that served the Byzantines.
 
. .
Khazars stayed within their domain and today they are the dagestanis and chechens

There is evidence that quite a few of them migrated, Abraham Ibn Daud mentioned encountering them in Spain. It's even suspected that one of Pakistan's own tribes (Gujjars) might be related to them.
 
. .
I've read somewhere that some Turkic tribes entered Anatolia way before the Seljuks, they settled down and also fought as mercenaries for the Byzantines.

Indeed its true Byzantine Empire used these turkic mercenaries against Bulgarians and other syrian emirs.
 
.
Thanks for this video, I have passing interest in history so didn't know details of Turk invasions of middle east. Sunni Turks in 10th century wage war against Shia Egypt. Shia Turks in 17th century forcefully convert their Iranian subjects in to shiasm. :lol:

Turks were only ones to conquer whole subcontinent. Before Islam they also successfully changed demographics of central asia.

Without these turks islamic world map would look very very different today. And to think these turks were pushed down from steppe by other stronger steppe Turk clans. Repeat of history since thousands of years.
 
.
Thanks for this video, I have passing interest in history so didn't know details of Turk invasions of middle east. Sunni Turks in 10th century wage war against Shia Egypt. Shia Turks in 17th century forcefully convert their Iranian subjects in to shiasm. :lol:

Turks were only ones to conquer whole subcontinent. Before Islam they also successfully changed demographics of central asia.

Without these turks islamic world map would look very very different today. And to think these turks were pushed down from steppe by other stronger steppe Turk clans. Repeat of history since thousands of years.


2nd or 3rd most populous nation in Eastern Europe are ancient Turkic nations, but most of them are adapted to the Slavic culture and lost Turkic roots.

and... Dont miss the Huns who defeated Rome.
 
.

Pakistan Defence Latest Posts

Pakistan Affairs Latest Posts

Back
Top Bottom