Danishmend Gazi

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Danishmend Gazi
Danishmends
Reign1071/1075 – 1085
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorGazi Gümüshtigin
Died1085[1]
Cappadocia
(modern-day Turkey)
FatherAli Taylu al-Türkmānī
ReligionIslam

Danishmend Gazi (

Turkic advance into Anatolia that followed the Battle of Manzikert
, his dynasty controlled the north-central regions in Anatolia.

Life

The defeat of the

.

According to

Asia Minor from incursions by Christian forces during the First Crusade in 1097.[2] He was succeeded by his son Gazi Gümüshtigin
.

Legend

Danishmend Gazi is the central figure in the Danishmendnâme ("Tale of Danishmend"), a 13th-century

Abbasid period.[3]

The legends that comprise Danishmendnâme were compiled from Turkish

Seljuk Sultan Kayqubad I, a century after Danishmend's death. The final form that has reached our day is a compendium that was put together under the instructions of the early 15th century Ottoman sultan Murad II.[citation needed
]

Name

There is also some confusion concerning his name and a measure of divergence among scholars regarding the names used for him. He had the same name as his son,

Notes

References

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Danishmends

1071–1084
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