THE FORMATION OF THE SELJUK EMPIRE: THE BATTLE OF DANDANAKHAN

Abstract

This scientific article analyzes the processes of state formation and the factors influencing it among the Seljuks, who are considered representatives of the Qiniq clan of the Turkic Oghuz tribe and exerted a certain influence on the fundamental turning points that occurred in the history of Eastern and Western countries in the 11th century. It also provides information from an analytical perspective on the Battle of Dandanakhan (which took place between the Ghaznavids and the Seljuks), which played a crucial role in the state formation of the Seljuks, who traveled a long historical path from nomadism to building a great empire.

Was the Battle of Dandanakon an important step for the emergence of the Seljuk state? or was it specifically the Battle of Dandanakon that led to the emergence of a new state among the Seljuks? - these questions will be answered in this scientific article.