Chaghri Beg

Čaghrī Beg Dāwūd (also Chagri, Çağrı or Tschaghri; * 989, † July 16, 1060 ) was a member of the Princely House of Seljuk, the leading family of the Oğuz Turks. Čaghrī Beg Dāwūd founded with his brother Tughrul Beg the Großseldschukendynastie in Persia. All subsequent rulers of this princely house in Persia but also the Seljuk rulers of Kerman and in Syria descended from Čaghrī Beg.

He was the son and grandson of Mikails eponym of the dynasty of Seljuk Khan. The name Čaghrī is Turkish language and means Little Hawk or Merlin.

Čaghrī emigrated with his people out due to the pressure of enemy tribes from Transoxiana to Khorasan. Khorasan was part of the empire of the Ghaznavids. This tolerate the newcomers due to other problems in India.

1035 defeated the new arrivals the Ghaznawidenherrscher Ma'sud I.. Čaghrī 1037 took the city of Merv, a. A year later Tughrul Beg the city received Nishapur. In the battle of the brothers Dandanqan defeated the Ghaznavids finally, expelled them from Khorasan and founded their empire. Čaghrī divided the territory on with his brother. While Tughrul the western half ruled to Iraq, was Čaghrī ruler of the eastern part ( Khorasan ). But he was formally subordinate to his brother. Čaghrī Beg had always to do with the Ghaznavids, who claimed their lost territories. 1056 end the Seljuks the rule of the Shiite Buyids in Baghdad and expand further west. The Sunni caliphs, who were oppressed by the Buyids, celebrated the Seljuks. Tughrul Beg received the title Ruknu ʾ d- Daula ( pillar of the dynasty ), Maliku ʾ l - maschriq wa - ʾ l - maghrib (ruler of the East and of the West) and Sultan. The Caliph married a daughter Čaghrīs as a sign of the alliance. Tughrul Beg himself married a princess. Čaghrī fell with his brother into Byzantine territory and was involved in the attacks against Ani and Vaspurakan.

1059 suppressed Čaghrī Beg a rebellion of his own nephew İbrahim Yınal. In 1060 he died of an illness.