Danishmend Gazi
Danishmend Gazi | |
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Danishmends | |
Reign | 1071/1075 – 1085 |
Predecessor | Position established |
Successor | Gazi Gümüshtigin |
Died | 1085[1] Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey) |
Father | Ali Taylu al-Türkmānī |
Religion | Islam |
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
- ^ TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.
- ISBN 978-0-8052-0898-6.
- ISBN 978-0-8052-0898-6.
- ^ Yazici 1993, pp. 654–655.
References
- (limited preview) ISBN 978-0-7486-2137-8.
- Irene Melikoff (1960): Danishmendname La Geste de Melik Danishmend, translation and introduction to a Turkish epic of the 13th century
- Yazici, Tahsin (1993). "DĀNEŠMAND". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 6. pp. 654–655.