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Seljuk Empire
The
Seljuk Empire
(also spelled
Seljuq
) was a
medieval
Turko-Persian
empire
, originating from the
Qynyq
branch of
Oghuz Turks
. The Seljuk Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the
Hindu Kush
to eastern
Anatolia
and from
Central Asia
to the
Persian Gulf
. From their homelands near the
Aral sea
, the Seljuks advanced first into
Khorasan
and then into mainland
Persia
before eventually conquering eastern Anatolia.
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