Dānishmend

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Dānishmend

Turkmen ruler

Also known as: Danişmend

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…Turkish tales of the knight Dānishmend. Other epics, such as the traditional Turkish tale of Dede Korkut, were preserved by storytellers who improvised certain parts of their tales (which were written down only afterward). Also, the role of the Sufi orders and of the artisans’ lodges in preserving and transmitting…
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…Turkish tales of the knight Dānishmend. Other epics, such as the traditional Turkish tale of Dede Korkut, were preserved by storytellers who improvised certain parts of their tales (which were written down only afterward). Also, the role of the Sufi orders and of the artisans’ lodges in preserving and transmitting…
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Dānishmend dynasty
Dānishmend (Danişmend), founder of the dynasty, first appeared in Anatolia as a gazi (warrior for the faith of Islām) during a period of confusion that followed the death of the Seljuq sultan Sulaymān ibn Qutalmïsh in 1086. In 1102 Dānishmend took Malatya, but when he…
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Dānishmend (Danişmend), founder of the dynasty, first appeared in Anatolia as a gazi (warrior for the faith of Islām) during a period of confusion that followed the death of the Seljuq sultan Sulaymān ibn Qutalmïsh in 1086. In 1102 Dānishmend took Malatya, but when he…
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