Seljoukid

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/sɛld͡ʒukɪd/

A form of Seljukid — Synonym of Seljuk, of or related to the Seljuk dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.

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Meanings

adjectiveSeljoukid (not comparable)
  1. alternativehistoricalnot comparablerareAlternative form of Seljukid, of or related to the Seljuk dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.

    Finally the Armenians, who were independent for a while in the last century, have suffered badly from the Seljoukid Arab invasion of 1064.

    2010, Yves-Victor Kamami, The Eleventh Templar, page 86
nounSeljoukid (plural Seljoukids)

plural Seljoukids

  1. alternativehistoricalrareAlternative form of Seljukid, a member of the Seljuk dynasty or person of their empire.

    Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...

    2010, John Wortley trans. John Skylitzes as A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057, p. 442, n. 192

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

Seljoukid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seljoukid

MLA

“Seljoukid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seljoukid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seljoukid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seljoukid.

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