Seljucy comes to Anatolia

Z Arabami Bizantyńczycy rozprawili się ostatecznie w wielkiej bitwie z 863 r., and such ruler, Like Basil and (867 – 886) and Constantine IX Porfirogeneta (913 – 959), They replaced them completely from Asia Minor. The next century is the time of splendor and power of the Empire, what the apogee falls during the reign of Basil II (976 – 1025). The end of idylli was put by Seljucca – A tribe of Turkmen's origin derived from the Altai-Mongolian group. It took its name from the ruler of Seljuk – Protoplasts and the founder of the dynasty, which in the middle of X in. He united many families under his power. Seljucy lived in Central Asia, They accepted Islam quite early and according to its doctrine, and also in the absence of areas under the pastures, they began to move west. They mastered Iraq with Baghdad; Here, the ruler of Togrul Beg received the title of Caliph (secular and religious leader of the Muslim community), and his successor to the Alps Arslan conquered Syria and Armenia, then entering Anatolia. In the historical battle of Manzikert (1071), near Wan Lake, He beat the army of emperor Roman IV Diogenes on his head and took him captured. Since this year, we have been dating the uncontrolled influx of semicircular Turkish tribes to the areas of the Anatolian plateau.

The winners began to distract themselves from Anatolia, sometimes surrendering to local Byzantine rulers, Sometimes serving the emperor (In return, they were granted a feud) or creating your own state organisms. The strongest was created after winning Lconium (Konya) we Frygii, Although the rulers in Cappadocia and Malatyi Daniszmenidi also came to great importance. The sultanate of Rum was created in Konya, who took its name from this, that he occupied the lands belonging to the Byzantines identified with the Romans. First, his capital was Nice, But as a result of the infestation of the crusaders, the lands located in the vicinity of Constantine. Seljucy occupied huge areas, leaving the empire of few territories in Asia Minor. In the period of its greatest glory, that is, in the 13th century (in particular during the reign of Alaeddin Keykobada i), The Sultanate Rum had access to the Aegean Sea, Mediterranean and Black. Many great buildings were built in Konya, And the whole state was experiencing a real economic boom. Ancient trade routes have been re -launted, The whole anatoly was traveled by caravans, Not only Turkish, but also Armenian or Jewish, Other nationalities enjoyed relative freedom both in the religious sphere, and social. It was Seljucy who put the foundations for the broadly understood Turkish culture, which the Osman will later develop. The Rum Sultanate survived until the beginning of the 14th century., struggling with many problems. The biggest of them were, It seems, undertaken by Western knights of the Crusades.