Oghuz Turkmen nomads

Oghuz Turkmen nomads appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Anatolia (Middle East) from c. 1040 to 1600 CE, a span of 560 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Pastoral Oghuz tribes who followed the Seljuks west and poured into Anatolia after 1071. Their warbands founded the Anatolian beyliks, including the Ottomans.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1040 to 1600 CE

Duration

560 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1071 Battle of Manzikert
• 1099 Crusaders take Jerusalem
• 1187 Battle of Hattin
• 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad
• 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut
• 1514 Battle of Chaldiran

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE
• Safavid Empire 1501 to 1736 CE
• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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