Abstract:

The Selchucks, which have a significant place in the history of Turkey, Islam and the world, began to play a role in political events that occurred in the Eastern Islamic world from the end of the 10th century. In this period, in the political environment between the Samanis, the Karahanis and the Gaznelis, the Selçuklists have appeared to us as a force that is sometimes seen as a threat, which is sometimes applied to support by these states around us. The entrance of the Selchucks to the Horasan region through the Ceyhun River in 1035 has profoundly affected not only their own future, but also the political future of the region. In the course of the 1035 to the 1040 Dandanakan War, the struggles between the Gaznelists and the Selçuklists in Horasan ended with the establishment of the Great Selçuklu State. While the Serahs victory of the Seljuks in 1038 dealt a great blow to the military power of the Ghaznavids in the region, it also caused the Seljuks to seize the city of Nishabur, the center of Khorasan. This event not only strengthened the Seljuks' idea of having a state, but also enabled them to take decisions and act in this direction. In this study, the event of the seizure of Nîşâbur by the Seljuk Turkmens, which occupied an important place in the stateization processes of the Seljuks in Khorasan, and the reaction of the Ghaznavid bureaucracy in Nîşâbur, therefore in Khorasan, to this event will be discussed.

Abstract:

The Seljuks that had a crucial place in the world, the Turkish and the Islamic histories from the end of the tenth century onwards commenced to take their parts in the political events of the Eastern İslamic World. In this period, in some cases Samanids, Karakhanids and Ghaznavids applied to Seljuks for their supports. In some cases Seljuks was perceived as a threat in the political space between those states. The crossing of the Seljuks over the Oxus River into Khorasan in 1035, affected not only the political future of their own but also the region’s. After the Seljuks came into the lands under the rule of Ghaznavids, they contacted the authorities of Ghaznavids and stated that they wanted to be at the state service. Ghaznavids perceived the Seljuks as a threat for themselves and went on to take precaution against that unexpected development. Afterwards, Sultan Masud preferred to respond by sending armies to the Seljuks. The competition over Khorasan between Seljuks and Ghaznavids in between 1035 and Dandanakan war in 1040 had led to the foundation of the Seljukid state. The Serahs Victory of Seljuks in 1038 inflicted a heavy blow to the military force of the Ghaznavids in the region. Also it led to the capture of Nishabur, where was the center of Khorasan, by the Seljuks. This event strengthened the idea of having a state among the Seljuks and triggered Seljuks to take necessary decisions and to act on that way. In this phase, the Seljuks cooperated with some of the rulers and prominent figures of Ghaznavids in Nishabur and took their support as well. In this study, the capture of Nishabur by Seljukid Turkomans that had an important place in the foundation of the Seljuk state, and the reactions of Ghaznavid bureaucracy in Nishabur and Khorasan will be evaluated

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