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Tārīkh dawlat Āl Saljūq (History of the Seljuk Empire) is a chronicle of the Seljuks in Iraq between 1055 and approximately 1175. It is a version of a work of the Persian-born political figure and savant ʻImad al-Din Muhammad al-Isfahani (1125‒1201), as abridged by his near contemporary, al-Fath ibn ʻAli al-Bundari (1190 or 1191‒1245 or 1246). The original work by ‘Imad al-Din is entitled Nusrat al-fatrah wa-ʻusrat al-qutrah (Victory over feebleness and refuge from trifles). The story begins with the entry of the Seljuk conqueror, Tugrul, into Baghdad ...