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Seljuk (warlord)
Seljuk, or Seljuk Beg, was a chieftain of the Qiniq clan of the Oghuz Turks, from whom the Seljuk dynasty took its name. According to the Seljuk Empire profile, around 985 CE he converted to Sunni Islam and moved with his followers towards the frontiers of the Islamic world. His grandsons Tughril and Chaghri founded the Seljuk Empire.
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