AHC: Maintain the Great Seljuk Empire

AHC: Maintain the Great Seljuk Empire

Is there any way to maintain this gigantic empire into the 14th century? What would need to be done? Could it be united with the Ottomans a few hundred years later to create some sort of massive Turkic state from Constantinople to Central Asia?
 

Razgriz 2K9

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I feel such an empire is madness personally...

After Malikshah I died in 1092, this great Empire was divided between his brother and his four sons, which began to spell the decline of this vast empire, especially so as power began to shift from Isfahan to Hamadan and shortly thereafter to Konya (the capital of the Rum Sultanate).

From what contemporaries state, Malikshah was poisoned by people loyal to the memory of his grand vizier, Nizam al-Mulk, of whom was assassinated, either by Ismaili fanatics or on orders of Malikshah. So I'd say preventing al-Mulk's death would be a start...
 
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