Türkmen state and sent envoys to the Caliph and neighbouring begs and Hans.

Seljuks increased their power still more by promising unity with the indigenous Türkmens. Consequently, they attained their ideal of ‘ World Domination’.

Because of ulterior motives, some historians accuse the Türkmens of barbarism, claiming that the Seljuks destroyed the Gaznaly state and the Köneürgenç ended the Seljuk State. In fact, the Türkmens were peaceful, tolerant and conciliatory in character. Türkmens are highly tolerant. But they have never run away from war when faced with the injustices of surrounding Hans or Soltans. A Türkmen never swerves from his decision. He shows patience until the last moment, but he straps on his sword unhesitatingly in case the conditions become unbearable. Nothing can stop him after that point.

Soltan Mesut followed an unjust policy towards the Türkmens and attacked them three or four times. The Türkmens tried to bear this situation, but there was a limit to their patience.

The Seljuk Sultanate fell in Soltan Sanjar’s period in the same way because of the implementation of an unjust policy like Soltan Mesut’s. Relations between the Great Seljuks and the Türkmens around Belkh broke down. Soltan Sanjar refrained from warring with the Türkmens who were his relatives, though.

One may claim that Nizamylmülk ascended to the vizierate through trickery and shrewdness. He succeeded in sowing discord between Soltan Alp Arslan and the elderly vizier. The young Soltan ordered the old vizier’s execution. Before his death the old vizier said: You have taught the Türkmen Soltans to shed blood.” In fact, the Türkmen Soltans