Polity Danishmends

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Was a Turkish beylik that ruled in north-central and eastern Anatolia.

Establishment

  • January 1101: The Marash Area was captured by the Danishmends.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1104: Marash Area conquered by Seljuk Empire.
  • January 1158: When Sultan Ahmad Sanjar died in 1157, the atabegs (governos) of the Seljuk Empire became effectively independent.
  • January 1176: The sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan II conquers Sivas.
  • January 1179: Rum sultan Kılıç Arslan II annexes the Danishmend realm: Sivas, and the surrounding territory, in Central Anatolia.

Disestablishment

  • January 1180: The sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan II conquers the territories of the Danishmends.