The Seljuks started out as a small band of 100 horsemen, their families, and flocks of sheep and camels. In less than a century, they became the most potent power in the Islamic world. Initially, the Seljuks fought with the Khazar Khaganate against the spreading Ummayad Caliphate, and not long after, they ruled over the Caliphate.
The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the Greek people, from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922 to the present day.
Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com
Music by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.com
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