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Seljuks need to seek religious guidance from the Persian-Seljuks had arrived in Southwest Asia basically illiterate, having to result to Persian subjects for both cultural & religious guidance.
It had no initial effect. The Fatimids had already lost Jerusalem and its environs to the Seljuks before the Seljuks lost Jerusalem and its environs to the Crusaders. The Crusades, however, strengthened the Muslim forces' loyalty to Saladin and allowed him to form the Ayyubid Sultanate. The Ayyubid Sultanate was able to conquer the Egyptian Fatimids after the fall of the Crusader States.
Seljuks need to seek religious guidance from the Persian-Seljuks had arrived in Southwest Asia basically illiterate, having to result to Persian subjects for both cultural & religious guidance.
the seljuks were baureaucrats
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The Seljuks established their capital in Isfahan, Iran.
The Seljuks were defeated militarily, primarily by the Khwarezmian Empire (which was based in Persia).
The Seljuks converted to Islam, specifically Sunni Islam, during the 11th century. They became strong supporters and defenders of the Islamic faith as they expanded their empire across Persia and Anatolia.
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The Ottomans.
The decline of the Seljuks created a power vacuum in Anatolia which allowed the Ottoman Empire to make its initial expansions.