Sultan Melikshah expanded the lands of the Seljuk
State in the east as well as in the west. The outer appearance of the expedition carried
out towards the Karahanli State in the east was the conflicts between Ahmed Han who was
the ruler of the Western Karahanli State and the scholars of Muslim theology and the
invitation of these scholars sent to Sultan Melikshah. Actually, Melikshah followed the
policy for the integration of all the Islam countries under single structure. As a matter
of fact, he got the benefit from this opportunity and organised his expedition in the
beginning of 1088 and captured Bokhara. Then, he besieged Samarkand. Although Ahmed Han tried to resist against
him, the city was captured by the Seljuk army and Ahmed Han was taken as a prisoner to
Isfahan. Therefore, the Western Karahanli State became submissive to the Seljuk State.
Sultan Melikshah departed from Samarkand towards Ozkent and forced el-Hasan b. Suleyman
who was the ruler of the Eastern Karahanli State to recognise his domination. Melikshah
subdued both the two Karahanli States. Afterwards, he returned to Isfahan in the year of
1090. But after a short period and probably within the same year, Cigil people who had an
important place in the Karahanli army caused the outbreak of a rebellion. This rebellion
obliged Sultan Melikshah to organise another military expedition upon Karahanli State for
the second time. As a result of this expedition, Melikshah subdued the Karahanli States
under the submission of their domination again.
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