Information About ™Toghrul Beg |
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Toğrül (Tuğril or Toghrïl Beg; c. 990 – September 4 1063 ) was the third ruler of the Seljuk Dynasty . He established the state called Great Seljuk and conquered Persia and Baghdad and expanded the borders of Great Seljuk Empire. He ascended to power ca 1016 . In 1025 he, his uncle Arslan, and his brother Chaghri (Çağrı) served under the Kara-Khanids of Bukhara who was defeated by Mahmud Of Ghaznavid , and Toğrül was forced to flee to Khwarezm . He and his brother conquered the cities of Merv and Nishapur in 1028 – 1029 and soon controlled all of Khorasan . In 1040 they won the Battle Of Dandanaqan against Mahmud's son, Mas'ud . Toğrül then conquered Iran in 1040 - 1044 and Baghdad in 1055 , though an uprising against the Seljuks led to the loss of the city to the Fatimid Caliph of Cairo in 1058 . Two years later Toğrül crushed the rebellion and entered Baghdad. He died in the city of Rayy in modern Iran and was succeeded by his nephew, Alp Arslan . He could not have a son; Alp Arslan was the son of his brother, Chagri Begh. |
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