Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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Alp Arslan, born OTD in 1029, was the second Sultan of the Empire, great-grandson the dynasty's founder cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke

#seljuk #travel #turkey #history

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
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#seljuk #travel #turkey

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Loukas Christodoulou · @Loukas
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Fun fact, during the / rule (c.1220-1820) it was often who were the professional translators between , , and European languages, because of their trading backgrounds. The job was known by the fantastic title ; but it didn't have anything to do with dragons, boo hiss.

#mediterranean #translation #History #dragoman #turkish #persian #arabic #greeks #Ottoman #seljuk

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Bob the Traveler · @bobthetraveler
111 followers · 2381 posts · Server mastodon.world

Alp Arslan, who died OTD in 1072, was the second Sultan of the Empire, great-grandson the dynasty's founder cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke

#seljuk #travel #turkey #history

Last updated 2 years ago