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Firouz

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Firouz was a wealthy Armenian Christian convert to Islam and armor maker who held a high post in Yaghi-Siyan's Seljuk Turkish government during the Crusades. [1]

11 relations: Armenians, Bohemond I of Antioch, Christian, Crusades, Islam, Islam in Armenia, List of converts to Islam, Seljuq dynasty, Siege of Antioch, Turkey, Yağısıyan.

Armenians

Armenians (հայեր, hayer) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands.

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Bohemond I of Antioch

Bohemond I (3 March 1111) was the Prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the Prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Islam in Armenia

Islam began to make inroads into the Armenian Plateau during the seventh century.

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List of converts to Islam

The following is an incomplete list of notable people who converted to Islam from a different religion or no religion.

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Seljuq dynasty

The Seljuq dynasty, or Seljuqs (آل سلجوق Al-e Saljuq), was an Oghuz Turk Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became a Persianate society and contributed to the Turco-Persian tradition in the medieval West and Central Asia.

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Siege of Antioch

The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098.

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Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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Yağısıyan

Yağısıyan was a Turkish commander in the 11th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firouz

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