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Seljuk Empire

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Long ago, a group of people built a big land.

Map of the Seljuks in 1180 CE.png
Map of the Seljuks in 1180 CE.png
They were called the Seljuks. They ruled many places. Their land was very large. They made many beautiful things.
Monumental Seljuk stucco panel, Saveh, Iran, 12th century.jpg
Monumental Seljuk stucco panel, Saveh, Iran, 12th century.jpg
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File:Combat theme, Seljuq or post-Seljuk period. Iran, 12th-13th century. Seattle Art Museum.jpg
Combat theme, Seljuq or post-Seljuk...
File:A miniature depicting the war with the Oghuz during the reign of Sultan Sanjar. Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi 1653-3 (315 A).jpg
A miniature depicting the war with the...
File:Tughril III.jpg
Tughril III.jpg
File:Map of the Seljuks in 1180 CE.png
Map of the Seljuks in 1180 CE.png
File:Ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, fur hat, boots, fitting coat), in the Maqamat of al-Hariri, 1237 CE, probably Baghdad.jpg
Ruler in Turkic dress (long braids, fur...
File:Bowl with Enthroned Figure and Horsemen (Late 12th, early 13th centuries, Iran).jpg
Bowl with Enthroned Figure and Horsemen...
File:Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress, 12th–early 13th century, Iran.jpg
Head from a Figure with a Beaded...
File:Monumental Seljuk stucco panel, Saveh, Iran, 12th century.jpg
Monumental Seljuk stucco panel, Saveh,...
File:Mina'i bowl, dated 1187 CE - Muharram, 583 A.H. Iran, Kashan, LACMA.jpg
Mina'i bowl, dated 1187 CE - Muharram,...
File:Model of a House with Festive Scene MET DP368497.jpg
Model of a House with Festive Scene MET...
File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art qur 0089 fol 1b-2a.jpg
Khalili Collection Islamic Art qur 0089...
File:Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk (original).jpg
Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk (original).jpg

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