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Fatimid Caliphate

Seljuk Turks take Damascus


Fatimid Caliphate

Seljuk Turks take Damascus

1078 Jan 1
Damascus, Syria
Seljuk Turks take Damascus
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Tutush was a brother of the Seljuk sultan Malik-Shah I. In 1077, Malik-Shah appointed him to take over the governorship of Syria. In 1078/9, Malik-Shah sent him to Damascus to help Atsiz ibn Uvaq, who was being besieged by the Fatimid forces. After the siege had ended, Tutush had Atsiz executed and installed himself in Damascus.

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