Social Consequences of Saljuqid's Immigration to Khorasan (1041-1025/ 433-416)

With the acceptance of Islam, Saljooghi Turkomans as part of the Aghooz tribes in the north of the Seyhoun river immigrated to Mavara Alnahr in the second half of the fourth century, and then to Khorasan at the beginning of the fifth century. The immigration of the Saljoughi Torkemans to Khorasan is one of the main and influential changes in the middle age history of Iran and the world of Islam. This presented great influences on the social and economical conditions of the region. Their different life style beside some of the natural problems, the inattention of Ghaznavids and the anarchy of some of the social classes influenced social and economic conditions of the region. Social insecurity, trading and farming disorders and killings of a great number of Khorasanians, the immigration of some of them to other regions and the permanent settlement of Turkomans in the north of Khorasan are among their influences. The present article concentrates on how they interacted with the natives and eventually their social and economic influences in Khorasan.