Comparison Of One Of The Strongest Empires: The Seljuk Turks

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The Seljuk Turks/Abbasid Empire was one of the strongest empires in the 1000s. Though they only lasted 221 years, they conquered many empires. They also had many great emperors to help govern and and conquer. The Seljuks started as a tribe in Central Asia Seljuk warriors were hired as mercenaries by the Abbasids. The Abbasids sultan liked the strength of the Seljuk warriors. The sultan invited them into the empire. The Seljuks wanted power and they conquered the Abbasids. The Abbasids were in charge of religion and the Seljuks were in charge of government and army. The Seljuks had many great leaders. Khazar was the founder of the Seljuk. He conquered the Abbasids. Next came the Beg brothers. Tughril Beg conquered Baghdad and Chaghri Beg