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... by foreign military dynasties — first the Buyids, then the Seljuks.
...k Sultanate as the military protector of the caliphate. The Seljuks were committed Sunni Muslims who actively promoted Ahl us-S...
...ward Syria. The fragmented state of the Muslim world — with Seljuks, Fatimids, and local emirs in competition — meant there was...
...ding Norman, Cuman, and Frankish mercenaries — to drive the Seljuks from Anatolia. Alp Arslan's force of approximately 40,000 T...
...ril the title 'Sultan' and 'King of the East and West.' The Seljuks restored Sunni authority over Baghdad and became champions ...