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Tughril’s victory has caused the Seljuqs to…
Tughril’s victory has caused the Seljuqs to be seen as the restorers of Muslim unity under the Sunnite caliphate.
On his return to Baghdad in 1058, Tughril is finally received by al-Qa'im, who grants him the title “king of the East and West.” A revolt by Turkmen forces under Tughril’s foster brother İbrahim Inal, Buyid forces, and an uprising against the Seljuqs lead to the loss of Baghdad to the Fatimids.
The Buyid slave general Muzaffar al-Basasiri had been a favorite of the Buyid amir al-Malik al-Rahim.
When the Buyids were expelled from Iraq by the Seljuqs in 1055, Basasiri had begun a rebellion against their authority.
The fighting has dragged on for a few years with neither side able to gain a definitive advantage over the other.
Basasiri had eventually turned to the Fatimids, who provide the necessary help and, with the support of the Mesopotamian Arabs, appoint him as Fatimid viceroy of Iraq.
On December 27, 1058, with Tughril busy elsewhere, Basasiri and the 'Uqaylid ruler Quraysh occupy Baghdad, recognizing al-Mustan'ir, the Shi'ite Fatimid caliph of Egypt and Syria, and sending him the insignia of rule as trophies.
The Fatimids are mentioned in the Friday prayers Basasiri expels al-Qa'im and …
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