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Art of the Seljuks of Iran
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The art of the Seljuks of Iran refers to the art produced throughout the eastern part of the Islamic world, between the capture of Baghdad (1055) and the Mongol invasions (end of the 13th century).[1]
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Nomads of Turkish origin (that is to say from present-day Mongolia), the Seljuks swept over the Islamic world towards the end of the 10th century from eastern Iran (Transoxiana and Khwarezm). They gradually established power by playing on the enmities between the different micro-dynasties of the region and seized Baghdad in 1048, effectively ending Abbasid rule, although they retained a caliph-puppet on the throne of Baghdad.[2] The Seljuks, like their predecessors, saw their power decrease over time, and many small dynasties were born in the most remote areas. The end of the Seljuk period in Iran is estimated at 1194, although the production of homonymous objects dates from the end of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century, and was therefore made for independent, smaller rulers.[3]