Danishmend Gazi
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Malatya |
Nationality | Turkish |
Predecessor | Position established |
Children | Gazi Gümüshtigin |
Grandchildren | Emir Gazi |
Great grandchild | Yağıbasan |
Melik Mehmed Gazi | |
Died | 1085 |
Place of burial | Melikgazi Türbesi |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1006869 |
Danishmend Gazi Life story
Danishmend Gazi, Danishmend Taylu, or Dānishmand Aḥmad Ghāzī, was the Turkmen general of the Seljuks and later founder of the beylik of Danishmends. After the Turkic advance into Anatolia that followed the Battle of Manzikert, his dynasty controlled the north-central regions in Anatolia.