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rül III, was the Sultan of all Seljuk exceptfor Anatolia. In 1194 To? rül was defeated by Alaad-Din Tekish, the Shah of Khwarezm, and the Seljuk finallycollapsed.
Hereof, who conquered the Seljuks?
Seljuk Turks Conquer Baghdad The Seljuks defeated the Persians and beganmoving westward and took over Baghdad, then the capital of theIslamic caliphate, in 1055. They came to a special relationshipwith the Muslim caliph, who at the time was very weak and neededmilitary support.
Then, how did the Seljuk Empire fall?
The Seljuk Empire in Persia was at its peakduring the reign of Alp Arsalan and his son Malik Shah. With thedeath of Malik Shah, began the decline of this great empire.The borders of the Seljuk Sultanate were underconstant pressure from the Crusaders in the west, the Arabs in thesouth and the Mongols in the east.
Seljuq, also spelled Seljuk, ruling militaryfamily of the Oğuz (Ghuzz) Turkic tribes that invadedsouthwestern Asia in the 11th century and eventually founded anempire that included Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, and mostof Iran. Their advance marked the beginning of Turkish power in theMiddle East.