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The Seljuk Empire was an empire of the Seljuk Turks, a Muslim dynasty, that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to the 14th centuries. It was founded by Tughril Beg (1016–63) in 1037. The Seljuk Empire stretched from Anatolia to Pakistan. It was replaced by the Khwarezmian Empire in 1194.
Seljuq-era art: Ewer from Herat, Afghanistan, dated 1180–1210CE. Brass worked in repousse and inlaid with silver and bitumen. British Museum.
Section of a Water Jug, Habb, 12th-13th century, Brooklyn Museum
Bowl with an Enthronement Scene,12th-13th century, Brooklyn Museum
Head of male royal figure, 12–13th century, found in Iran.
Toghrol Tower, a 12th-century monument south of Tehran in Iran commemorating Tughril Beg.
The Kharāghān twin towers, built in 1053 in Iran, is the burial of Seljuq princes.
Seljuq sultan Barkiyaruq
Seljuk Sultan Muhammad ibn Malik-Shah
