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Hakister
Khakestar (), also called Rībāt-i-Khākistar, is a historical settlement and caravanserai in Greater Khorasan, Khorasan in the mountains that now separate Iran from Turkmenistan. Formerly a customs post on the border between Qajar Iran and Imperial Russia, it is located on the banks of the Lain stream, which flows down from here to Kaka, Turkmenistan, Kaakhka in Turkmenistan. It is surrounded by hills with a large sugar loaf-shaped mountain on one side, and it has a spring. The 11th-century Seljuk Empire, Seljuk emir Savtegin was born at Khakestar, and he later built a ''ribat'' (i.e. caravanserai) here. In the late 1800s, Mirza Reza Khan Arfa od-Dowleh visited the village of Khakestar after hearing a story about its inhabitants' longevity. He wrote that it was close enough to Quchan that someone could leave Quchan in the morning, eat lunch in Khakestar, and be back in Quchan by the evening. Its buildings were made of mud, with roofs variously made from wood or reeds. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savtegin
Savtegin (died, d. 1084) was a prominent emir of the early Seljuk Empire, during the reigns of Tughril I, Alp Arslan, and Malik-Shah I. His full name in Arabic, as given by Munejjim-bashi Ahmed Dede, Münejjim Bāshī Ahmad Effendi, was 'Imād ad-Dawlah Sarhang Sāw Takīn. He first appears in sources during the reign of Tughril I, when he was sent as an ambassador when rumors arose that Ibrahim Yinal would rebel. He later took part in the campaign against al-Basasiri, Arslan Besasîrî, a Turkic commander under the Buyids who had captured the Abbasid caliph al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Baghdad), al-Qa'im. Arslan Besasîrî was killed in battle on 18 January 1060. Later, in April–May 1061, Savtegin was part of the delegation sent to Baghdad to negotiate a marriage between Tughril and al-Qa'im's daughter Sayyida (daughter of al-Qa'im), Sayyida (Arslan Khatun, daughter of Tughril's brother Chaghri Beg, and the vizier Amid al-Mulk Kondori were also part of this delegation). After Tug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |