Anatolian Seljuks

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Damghan

An excerpt from the Safar-nama of Nasir Khusraw:

“On Friday the eighth of Dhul-Qada (May 17, 1046 CE) I went to Damghan. On the 1st of Dhul-Hijjah 437 AH (June 9, 1046 CE) I came to Simnan by way of Abkhawari and Chashtkhwaran …”

Source: Thackston, W. Wheeler McIntosh, ed. trans., Nasir- i Khusraw’s Book of Travels (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2010), 3.

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Anatolian Seljuks

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The Anatolian Seljuks, also known as Seljuks of Rum (r. 474 - 708 AH / 1081 - 1308 CE) were the descendants of the Great Seljuks who ruled Persia, Syria and Anatolia.

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The Institute of Ismaili Studies would like to thank all individuals and organisations who contributed to the digital adaptation of Nasir-i Khusraw's travel map. Special thanks go to Shafiq Alibhai; Rasool Daya; Nazira Lakhoo; Altaf Samnani; Russell Harris; Ghazaleh Moradian; Dr. Alice Hunsberger and Professor Eric Ormsby for sharing their time and expertise. To bring the production alive, we have utilised images and references from the Institute’s publications as well as the following sources: Encyclopedia of Islam; Encyclopedia Iranica; Mazda Publishers; Visual archives of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fine Arts Library-Harvard College, The British Library, Library of Congress, Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and several individual photographers.

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