Seljuck

English Pronunciation en /sɛlˈd͡ʒʌk/ /ˈsɛlˌd͡ʒʌk/ en /sɛlˈd͡ʒʊk/ /ˈsɛld͡ʒʊk/ Northern England,Ireland en ʌk 2 Proper noun en historical en Seljuk, Seljuk Bey. en 1786 Charles Vallancey Vindication of the Ancient History of Ireland Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis IV https://books.google.com/books?id=Hwk-AAAAcAAJ&pg=RA2-PA322 322 One circumstance... which must have greatly contributed to the preservation of written and traditional history in the East, is pride of blood; upon which their great men value themselves far beyond the proudest European grandee. Genealogy has consequently been cultivated with singular attention.Seljuck, the founder of the Seljuckian dynasty of the Turks, claimed kinship to Afrasiab, an ancient King of Scythia or Touran. Derived terms en Seljuckian Seljuckid Noun en historical en Seljuk, a member of the dynasty or person of the empire. en 1869 October J. W. Jackson The Aryan and the Semite The Anthropological Review 7 27 https://books.google.com/books?id=e1IGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA334&dq=Seljucks&hl=en 334 Using the Seljucks and Osmanlies—that is, the western Turanians—as its instruments, the Semitic faith of the crescent carried these barbarian converts to the supremacy of western Asia, and ultimately to the conquest of Constantinople. Adjective - en historical en Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule. en Travels and Adventures of the Rev. Joseph Wolff 1861 https://books.google.com/books?id=GTCurVPPNOUC 557 At Mowr, Nizam Oolmulk, the Great Vizier of Malek Shah, of the Seljuck dynasty, established a school, and since that time, as the Turcomauns assured Wolff, a school is kept up there though centuries have passed. en 1872 A Journey Through the Caucasus and the Interior of Persia https://books.google.com/books?id=IloLAAAAIAAJ 66 Internal dissensions and the invasion of the Seljuck Turks put an end to the Bagration dynasty, and its last remaining scion became King of Georgia. en Individuals