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- Türkmen Emirogullari Principality 14th Century

- Türkmen Boruler Atabegligi 1117-1154

- Türkmen Zenniler Atabegligi 1227-1259

- Türkmen IlDeòizler Atabegligi 1146-1225

- Türkmen Salyrlar Atabegligi 1147-1258

If we pay close attention, we can see that the Oguz people at the beginning used similar names to the Seljuks. However, in time each clan took the name of their ruler. If we look at their dates of establishment and termination, it will be clear that many of them are small principalities founded just after the destruction of the Seljuks and Harzemsahs. Many of them were later annexed to the Ottoman State by Osman Ghazi.

 

THE GREAT SELJUK TÜRKMENS

In the third period of Türkmen history (in the third decade of the 11th Century), there occurred several new and important developments in our history. The Seljuk commanders Togrul Beg (993-1063) and Çagry Beg (991-1061) founded the Seljuk State.

The other name of Çagry is Davud, the other name of Togrul is Muhammed. Both Togrul and Çagry Begs were among the foremost commanders. The metaphorical meaning of their names is eagle. If the spirit of the Türkmen is accepted as ‘horse’ in the fifth period, then it must be ‘eagle’ in the third period. For this reason it was very normal for the Türkmen commanders to be named in such way.

Çagry and Togrul Begs were the sons of Mikhail. They were the grandchildren of Seljuk Beg.


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