AHC: Caliph Alp Arslan

Onyx

Banned
Basically thats what the title says. Is there a way for Arslan to become Calpih and start a Seljukid Caliphate?
 
The Turkish Alp Arslan has no ancestry among the Arab tribes relating to the Prophet Muhammed's kin, or even among the Quraysh tribe (the confederation which ruled Mecca prior to the rise of Islam). Plus, Seljuq's were Sunnis, and the purpose of their "empire" was officially to re-unify the fractured Abbasid Caliphate in Asia and to support the spiritual authority of the Abbasid clan within Sunni Islam. The Seljuq Sultans were more akin to Japanese Shoguns and were content with complete power in military matters. If the Seljuq Empire endured longer, it might be possible for a daughter of the Seljuq dynasty to marry into the Abbasid clan, and a future Caliph would have maternal Turkish ancestry. But, he would still identify as an Abbasid, and the Seljuqs would just prefer the normal arrangement anyway.
 

Onyx

Banned
Do you think Arslan can marry into the Abassid Caliphate and assume Caliph himself or his son?
 
Do you think Arslan can marry into the Abassid Caliphate and assume Caliph himself or his son?

He may marry-off one of his daughters to the Caliph, but that won't make him or one of his sons into the next caliph. His maternal grandson, on the other hand, might do. And that's only IF his father chooses him as his successor. But the caliphs were largely ceremonial figures by the 11th century. The Seljuq sultans were leaders of all the Turks in the Middle East and the official protectors of the Abbasids and Sunni Islam. In most respects, their power was absolute.
 
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