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Danishmend Gazi

d. 1084 · 11th century · Also known as Danishmend Ahmad Gazi

Danishmend Gazi was a Turkmen leader who founded the Danishmendid principality in central and north-eastern Anatolia after the Seljuk victory at Manzikert in 1071, taking Sivas, Tokat and Amasya. His exploits against the Byzantines inspired the Danishmendname, a Turkish heroic epic. His dynasty rivalled the Seljuks of Rum until its conquest in the 1170s.

Danishmend Gazi
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Danishmend Gazi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/danishmend-gazi
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