Researchers have retrieved detailed insights into the profiles of several Anatolian Seljuk Dynasty members through DNA and ...

In 1071, a small nomadic dynasty—named the Seljuks after their founder—fought a battle against Byzantine forces under the ...

which in Rumi’s day served as the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, a precursor to the Ottoman Empire. Konya is also known as the home of the Mevlevi order, the Sufi sect that follows the ...

However, as he lived and produced his works under the Seljuk Empire ... was born in Persia (now part of Afghanistan) and died in Konya (present-day Turkey). Rumi's importance crosses cultural ...