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Did the Seljuk consider themselves Roman?
I recently learned that the Seljuk state in Anatolia was officially called Sultanate of Rûm, where Rûm means Rome. Does that mean that Seljuks considered themselves to be cultural heirs of Rome?
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How was Christian intermarriage with the Muslim Turks viewed by the Byzantines?
While learning about the Battle of Manzikert (1071) I was surprised to hear that the emperor Romanos IV agreed in the aftermath to a political marriage by giving his daughter to be married to Sultan ...
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Was the ancient Pontic city of Athenai (Ἀθῆναι) related to Athens?
The city of Athenai (Ἀθῆναι, modern Pazar, Turkey), in some contexts referred to as Pontic Athens, situated on the Pontic shore about halfway between Trapezus (modern Trabzon, Turkey) and Bathys Limen ...
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What happened to Children of Prince Halil of Ottoman Empire?
Inspired from my discussion with MA Goulding on Byzantine-Ottoman blood ties, I am curious about something.
Shehzade Halil Orhanoghlu was son of Orhan I of Ottoman Sultanate and Princess Theodora ...
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Are there any publications in English about the Saltukid dynasty of Erzurum? [closed]
I went to Turkey recently. I stayed in Istanbul and then I went to Erzurum. I noticed that the Historic structures in Erzurum were quite a bit older and different in architectural style (the Saltukids ...
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Does Little Hagia sophia still contain Greek mosaics under the plaster?
Little Hagia Sophia is a small church in Istanbul located close to the famous and large Hagia Sophia. It was built around the same time and is said to have contained very beautiful mosaics.
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