
Vol 4 Ep 4 - The Great Seljuk Empire
History of the World podcast
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The History of the Seljuks Turks
The story of the Seljuks Turks has had such a fundamental bearing on today's world. Their actions exacerbated the situation where the Byzantines looked towards Rome for help in terms of saving the Eastern churches from Islamic dominance. Pope Urban saw an opportunity there to gain some wealth and gain some influence over the Christian churches so he saw an opportunitythere to call for action. Thanks to the actions of the Seljuk Turks we see the excuse for the Crusades which is such an important and fundamental part of medieval history.
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