response was the wise strategy of having the Seljuks cross over the Jeýhun Sea and settle in Khorasan. This was a part of a policy known and implemented by many for thousands of years, ‘Divide, Disintegrate and Rule’. The Seljuks migrated, but no-one would give them land or pasture. So, the Seljuks had to struggle for survival. Their struggle was against the settled Türkmens of Merw, Sarahs, Abywerd and Nusaý. In fact it was the Soltan himself who had invited the Seljuks but it was basically because the Seljuks were stronger and more vigorous than the settled Türkmens. The Soltan left the choice of land to the will of the Seljuks. These domestic conflicts were the harbingers of war. Thus Soltan Mahmyt would more easily organize his military campaigns to India because, he had sown the seeds of war among the Türkmens. On one occasion, to demonstrate his power in comparison with the Seljuks, Soltan Mahmyt called Arslan Han for a meeting and had him arrested and imprisoned in Kelejar fortress. Incidentally, the Seljuks did not fight amongst themselves over territorial claims. They challenged only the Türkmens in Khorasan and there existed no other option for the Seljuks at that time.

Through all this, the Seljuks did not war with their relatives, the Türkmens, and chose to request a homeland officially from the Soltan himself. Soltan Mahmyt gave them a place. However the descendant of Soltan Mahmyt, his son Soltan Mesut, changed this policy. Relations between Seljuks and Soltan Mesut worsened continuously until Soltan Mesut sent a great army under the command of his pre-eminent commander Begdogdy. However, this talented commander was defeated by the Seljuks. In the battle, the Seljuks made use of the tactic called ‘ Strike and Retreat’.

After their victory in the Daňdanakan War, the Seljuks called a council. In the council they proclaimed the new