Tārikh-i Āl-i Saldjūq


The Tārīkh-i Āl-i Saldjūq, is an anonymous court account of the architectural endeavors of the Seljuk Sultans of Rum. Written in Persian and from a perspective of a courtier, it covers from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the fourteenth centuries.
Although the Tārikh-i Āl-i Saldjūq has no formal structure or system, it does contain valuable information concerning the building and architectural patronage throughout the sultanate. Accordingly, it also details how military construction was the responsibility of the Sultan's amirs. The Tarikh goes into more detail, concerning the amirs' discontent, than the writings of the principal Rum Seljuk historian Ibn Bibi.
Construction attributed to Kaykaus I:
Restoration:
The Tārikh-i Āl-i Saldjūq was published in 1553 with a translation into Turkish by F.N. Uzluk in 1952.

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