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seljook
/sɛl.d͡ʒuːk/
name 1noun 1adj 1
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2VERB + SELJOOK
name, ruin
SELJOOK + NOUN
dominion, empire, ns, sult
Definitions
name
1
Obsolete form of Seljuk, Seljuk Bey.
The sons of Seljook, when sultáns of a vast empire, retained the wandering habits of their ancestor, who pitched his shepherd's tent upon the banks of the Jihon.
After subjecting the Arabians, they founded a vast empire, under the name of the Seljooks, or Seljoukians, so called from the name of Seljook, the first distinguished chief of this people.
noun
1
Obsolete form of Seljuk, a member of the dynasty or person of the empire.
After subjecting the Arabians, they founded a vast empire, under the name of the Seljooks, or Seljoukians, so called from the name of Seljook, the first distinguished chief of this people.
adj
1
Obsolete form of Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
At his death the Seljook empire was divided between his 4 sons, and soon a large number of independent sultanates was formed, which circumstance finally caused the ruin of the Seljook dominion.
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The sons of Seljook, when sultáns of a vast empire, retained the wandering habits of their ancestor, who pitched his shepherd's tent upon the banks of the Jihon.
Wiktionary02
After subjecting the Arabians, they founded a vast empire, under the name of the Seljooks, or Seljoukians, so called from the name of Seljook, the first distinguished chief of this people.
Wiktionary03
The empire of Mahmoud declined after his death, owing to divisions and civil wars, but chiefly to the rise of the great Turkish tribe of the Seljookee, which was so called from the name of their renow
Wiktionary04
After subjecting the Arabians, they founded a vast empire, under the name of the Seljooks, or Seljoukians, so called from the name of Seljook, the first distinguished chief of this people.
Wiktionary05
At his death the Seljook empire was divided between his 4 sons, and soon a large number of independent sultanates was formed, which circumstance finally caused the ruin of the Seljook dominion.
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