Despite the
economic-political setbacks, Iraqi Seljukids contributed to the development of
the Western Iran and Azerbaijan in all aspects in the 12th century.
It thus left behind not only rich cities such as Hamadan, Isfahan, and Tabriz,
a country like Azerbaijan, which, together with Anatolia, turned into a Turkish
motherland, but also principalities and atabeg states. They gave importance to
the development, prosperity, and enhancement of social, economic, religious,
and cultural structure, happiness of the people, peace and security. With such
characteristics, it became a model state entity in the following centuries.
Modern Iranian historians such as Rāvendī commended about this phenomenon,
eulogizing the beauty of the Seljukids era.
The sultans of Iraqi
Seljuks abolished forced labour (corve'e) and boosted trade in cities. With aim
to improve agriculture they built irrigation canals in villages and mezra'as
while the manufacturing process for consumer goods, commerce and price
movements were subject to a strict supervision. In the cultural domain, they
supported scholars as well as poets and built madrasahs and educational
institutions. They provided equal and fair treatment to their subjects of
various religious and ethnic backgrounds. They not only supported Muslim clergy
by offering financial aid to their zawiyahs aid, but also hesitated to
interfere in the religious, social, commercial and cultural activities of
Christians and Jews.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | August 26, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |