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Nizam al-Mulk, Vizier · Great Seljuk vizier

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RulerVizier · Great Seljuk vizier

Nizam al-Mulkنظام الملك

Isfahan

The Persian vizier who ran the Seljuk empire and founded the Nizamiyya colleges.

For nearly thirty years he governed for Alp Arslan and Malik Shah. He founded the Nizamiyya madrasas in Baghdad and other cities, where al-Ghazali taught, and wrote a book of advice on government. He was murdered in 1092, reportedly by an Assassin.

What grew out of it?

His madrasas became a model for Sunni higher learning for centuries.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Seljuk EmpireIsfahanAlp ArslanMalik Shah IAl-GhazaliAl-Juwayni

Who lived at the same time?

Al-Mutamid ibn AbbadHummayMalik Shah IYusuf ibn TashfinAl-MuqtadiRoger I of SicilyRomanos IV DiogenesTunka Manin

Source: history · Wikipedia

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