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Nizam e Alem (Awakening The Great Seljuk or The rise of SaljukasandSaljukon ka urooj. It is a new historical series by “AkliFilmCompany” on TRT 1 channel. This historical series Nizame Alamwillbe starring Buğra Gülsoy, Ekin Koç, Gürkan Uygun, LeylaLydiaTuğutlu and Sevda Erginc. Buğra Gülsoy is portraying theleadingrole of Seljuk Sultan Melikshah. It is considered, it wouldgive atough time to Ertugrul Ghazi and Kurulus Osman NizameAlem(Awakening The Great Seljuk or The rise of Saljukas andSaljukon kaurooj Malik-Shah was crowned as the new sultan of theempire,however, Malik-Shah did not access the throne peacefully,and hadto fight his uncle Qavurt, who claimed the throne.AlthoughMalik-Shah was the nominal head of the Seljuk state, Nizamal-Mulkheld near absolute power during his reign.Malik-Shah spentthe restof his reign waging war against the Karakhanids on theeasternside, and establishing order in the Caucasus. Malik-Shah'sdeath tothis day remains under dispute; according to some scholars,he waspoisoned by Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadi, while others say thathe waspoisoned by the supporters of Nizam al-Mulk. The Seljukempire wasfounded by Tughril Beg (990–1063) and his brother ChaghriBeg(989–1060) in 1037. From their homelands near the Aral Sea,theSeljuks advanced first into Khorasan and then into mainlandPersia,before eventually capturing Baghdad and conqueringeasternAnatolia. Here the Seljuks won the battle of Manzikert in1071 andconquered most of Anatolia from the Byzantine Empire, whichbecameone of the reasons for the First Crusade (1095–1099). Ruknal-DinAbu'l-Muzaffar Berkyaruq ibn Malikshah, better known asBerkyaruq,was the sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1094 to 1105 Theson andsuccessor of Malik-Shah I (r. 1072–1092), he reigned duringtheopening stages of the decline and fragmentation of theempire,which would ultimately pave the way for Turkoman atabegatesandprincipalities stretching from Kirman to Anatolia and Syria.Hisreign was marked by internal strife, mainly against otherSeljukprinces. By his death in 1105, his authority had largelyvanished.His infant son Malik-Shah II briefly succeeded him, untilhe wasexecuted by Berkyaruq's half-brother and rival Muhammad ITapar (r.1105–1118). Born in 1079 or 1080,Berkyaruq was the oldestson ofMalik-Shah I (r. 1072–1092) and the latters cousin, theSeljukprincess Zubayda Khatun. Berkyaruq was only thirteen at thetime ofhis father's death in November 1092, meaning that there werenoprinces of age to inherit such as a vast empire. Hishalf-brotherMuhammad was eleven, while another half-brother namedMahmud wasfour. A brother of Malik-Shah named Tutush I, who ruledSyria onhis brothers behalf, claimed the throne as the only adult,butgained little support from the Turkic elite. Malik-Shah'sdeaththus marks the start of the decline and fragmentation oftheempire, with amirs and palace elites trying each to gain powerbysupporting one of his young sons as sultan.This wouldultimatelypave the way for Turkoman atabegates and principalitiesstretchingfrom Kirman to Anatolia and Syria. One of Malik-Shah'swives,Terken Khatun, in cooperation with the Seljuk vizier Tajal-Mulk,installed her four year old son Mahmud on the throne atBaghdad.She convinced the caliph to have the khutba read inMahmud's name,and sent an army under the amir Qiwam al-DawlaKirbuqa to takeIsfahan and capture Berkyaruq. Meanwhile, the familyand supportersof the deceased Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk (known asthe"Nizamiyya"), led by Er-Ghush, supported Berkyaruq. TheyhadBerkyaruq smuggled out of Isfahan and sent to hisatabegGumushtigin in Saveh and Aveh, who had him crowned at Ray