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Re 9:13–15 And the sixth
angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden
altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the
trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river
Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for
an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third
part of men.
Re 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up,
that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
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History of Seljuk Turks
Widest borders of the Seljuks
The Seljuk Turkish history spanned the period from 1060 to around
1307. The Seljuks were a tribe of Tartars from Central Asia who
established a powerful empire in Persia in the 11th century. They
captured Baghdad in 1055. The Caliph of Baghdad was so impressed
with their strength and skill that he made their leader, Tugrul Bey
his deputy and conferred on him the title of
"King of East and West". The Seljuks however assumed they
were the rightful owners of all land conquered during the time of
Prophet Mohammed and were keen to extend their kingdom. So a
contingent of around 5000 moved into eastern Anatolia and left their
mark there for some time.
The Seljuk Turkish history is significant in that they are regarded
as the ancestors of the Western Turks - the modern Turks of today.
The Seljuk Turks were the first people to invade Anatolia completely.
With the establishment of the Anatolian Seljuk State as part of the
Great Seljuk Empire began the Islamic period in Turkey. The Seljuks
played a major role in the Middle Ages in defending the Islamic
world against the Crusaders, and conquering large parts of the
Byzantine Empire. They also did a service to Europe by providing a
barrier between them and the raiding Mongols.
Finally their importance lay in the fact that they paved the way for
the Ottoman Turks.From Wikipedia:
The Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish:
دولت
عليه
عثمانیه
Devlet-i ʿAliyye-yi ʿOsmâniyye Modern Turkish:
Osmanlı İmparatorluğu), also historically referred to as the Turkish
Empire or Turkey, was a state founded by Turkish tribes under
Osman Bey in north-western Anatolia in 1299. With the
conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453, the Ottoman state
was transformed into an empire.
Revelation 16:12
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φιάλην
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αὐτοῦ
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execheen
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phialēn
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autou
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epi
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potamon
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poured out
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μέγαν
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αὐτοῦ
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megan
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kai
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exēranthē
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hydōr
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autou
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hina
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ἑτοιμασθῇ
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hetoimasthē
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hē
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hodos
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tōn
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basileōn
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apo
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hēliou
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