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they were a tribe from the tartars.

actually the oldest person known in the seljuk dynasty is duqaq. he is the father of seljuk beg, of whom his family called after his name.

seljuk dynasty's roots are tied to the "kinik" branch of oghuz Turks according to several sources of the time. an informative source enlighting the period is "tavarih-i al-i selcuk". under the book, it is stated that Seljuk Beg was the tribe leader of the kinik branch of Oghuz Turks.

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