Seljukian

English

Alternative forms

• Saljuqian, Saljūqian (rare)
• Seljuckian, Seljoukian, Seljookian (obsolete)

Etymology

From Seljuk +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛlˈd͡ʒukiən/, /sɛld͡ʒʌkiən/
• Rhymes: -ukiən, -ʌkiən

Adjective

Seljukian (not comparable)

1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
   • 1921, T.F. Tout, The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273, page 107:

     Romanus at once took the field against the Seljukian hordes, who were now devastating Cappadocia with fiendish cruelty, and had just captured Caesarea and plundered the shrine of St. Basil.

   • 2018, Piyush Tiwari & al., Delhi's Changing Built Environment, §4.7:

     This was the time when the Seljukian Empire in West Asia was dissolved by Mongol invasions, thus causing the out-migration of Seljukian artisans and craftsmen, many of whom found refuge in India under the Khiljis...

Derived terms

• Seljukian Empire

 

Noun

Seljukian (plural Seljukians)

1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Seljuk, a member of the Seljuk dynasty or person of their empire.
   • 1908, John Henry Newman, Historical Sketches, volume I, page 76:

     Zingis came down upon the Seljukians, and Timour came down upon the Ottomans.

   • 2019 January, Türker Elitaş et al., “Reading Turkey's New Vision Based Real Policies through an Identity and Their Presentation in Series as a Soft Power...”, in Journal of Social Sciences, volume 8, number 1, page 54:

     Living a nomadic life under the leadership of Suleyman Shah, Kai tribe was involved in many battled with Mongol on one hand and Turkmens on the other hand, and at the same time, it had disagreements with Seljukians and suffered famine, drought, and diseases.