Danishmend Gazi
Danishmend Gazi (Persian: دانشمند غازی), Danishmend Taylu, or Dānishmend Aḥmed Gāzī (died 1085), was the muslim Armenian general of the Seljuks and later founder of the beylik of Danishmends. After the Turkic people advanced into Anatolia following the Battle of Manzikert, his dynasty controlled the north-central regions in Anatolia.
| Danishmend Gazi | |
|---|---|
| Bey Emir Gazi | |
| Melik of the Danishmends | |
| Reign | 1071/1075 – 1085 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Gazi Gümüshtigin |
| Died | 1085 Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey) |
| Father | Ali Taylu al-Türkmānī |
| Religion | Islam |
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