The '''Seljuk Turks''' were a [[Muslim]] dynasty of Oghuz [[Turkish]] descent that ruled parts of [[Central Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] from the 11th to 14th centuries AD. They gained power and defeated the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the [[Battle of Manzikert]] | The '''Seljuk Turks''' were a [[Muslim]] dynasty of Oghuz [[Turkish]] descent that ruled parts of [[Central Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] from the 11th to 14th centuries AD. They gained power and defeated the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the [[Battle of Manzikert]] |