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In
the war of Daòdanakan
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In
the war of Daòdanakan fewer than forty Türkmen Hans defeated the army
of Soltan Masud, the son of Soltan Mahmyt of Gazna of the strongest Türkmen
state, not only in Asia, but in the world. They declared the new Türkmen
state by meeting around a dining table.
(58-59.)
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The
Seljuks are from the Kinik clan of the Oguz people. In 1040 in front of
the Daòdanakan citadel, 70km from the city of Merw, they defeated
Mahmyt of the Gazneli state from the lineage of Oguz. The state founded
by the two brothers grew in strength after this victory.
(113.)
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His
land stretched from Lahore to Samarkand and to Isfahan. However, within
a short period he started to lose the provinces in the North. A few
years later, in 1040 during the battle of Daòdanakan near Merw,
Mahmyt’s son Masud was defeated by the Seljuk Turkmens and in
consquence, their sovereignty and ownership of Horasan came to an
end.
(142.)
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After
their victory in the Daòdanakan War, the Seljuks called a council. In
the council they proclaimed the new
Türkmen state and
sent envoys to the Caliph and neighbouring begs and Hans.
(221-222.)
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Soltan
Mesut, who did not accept their offer, fought with the Seljuks near Täkgala
in 1038. Soon after, in 1040, there was another battle near Sarahs on
the Daòdanakan Plain. By way of war the Seljuks gained the things they
had not been able to attain peacefully, and laid the foundations of the
Great Seljuks’ State. (225.)
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