Socio-economic and cultural life during the Seljuk era

Abstract

This article is devoted to the topic of socio-economic and cultural life during the Seljuk period, in which the existing social strata in the Seljuk state, that is, nomads, villagers, city dwellers, and their way of life, their role in society, land ownership system, economic life, tax and customs payments, trade, educational processes, and literary environment are discussed. In particular, nomadic Turkic tribes and their relations with the state, the nature and amount of taxes paid by them, the areas they lived in, their lifestyle, their products, and the way of life of villagers and peasants, who made up the largest part of the Seljuk society, their legal and economic status, their differences according to their geographical location, land ownership system (iqto, khiroji, ushri and miri), tax system, irrigation system, The development of urban culture during the Seljuk period, large cities and their lifestyle, the components of cities (inner fortress (kohandiz), main city (shahristan) and outer districts (rabat)), crafts and textile industry, national customs, religious holidays, Issues such as the development of international and domestic trade, improvement works and achievements in the fields of architecture, health, education and culture, and the literary environment are analyzed based on information from various sources.