Oghuz vs Seljuk - What's the difference?
oghuz | seljuk |
A Persianate Muslim dynasty, of Oghuz Turkic origin, which established both the Great Seljuq Empire and Sultanate of Rum, between the 11th and 14th centuries, in large parts of Southwest Asia and Asia Minor, respectively.
Of or pertaining to this dynasty, or to the empire/sultanate that it ruled.
As proper nouns the difference between oghuz and seljuk
is that oghuz is a group of western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens while Seljuk is a Persianate Muslim dynasty, of Oghuz Turkic origin, which established both the Great Seljuq Empire and Sultanate of Rum, between the 11th and 14th centuries, in large parts of Southwest Asia and Asia Minor, respectively.As an adjective Seljuk is
of or pertaining to this dynasty, or to the empire/sultanate that it ruled.As a noun Seljuk is
a member of this dynasty.seljuk
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(-)- Seljuk architecture
