“The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes” S:1 E:24 The Sultans of Rum

S:1 E:24 The Sultans of Rum How well did the Seljuk Turks use their victory? How did the sultans in Konya, the new center of Muslim Turkish civilization, forge a wider unity? What caused the region’s Christian population to convert? Explore how a new Turkish civilization in Asia Minor developed largely through religious architecture and the allure of Sufi mystics.