Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TRH106B	Great Seljuk History II	Compulsory	1	2	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to give information about the last days of the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan and the chaos and rebellions in the Great Seljuk State after Melikşah, Sultan Sancar's second empire transfer.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kurban DURMUŞOĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1	With the death of Melikşah, he understands the chaos process in the Great Seljuk State.
2	Have knowledge about the reign of Sancar, who started the second empire period.
3	Has knowledge about the states he has been in contact with in his foreign policy since Melikşah.
4	Obtains information about the policy of Seljuk sultans against Ismailis.
5	Understands the effects of Oguz revolt and invasion
6	Learns the collapse of the Great Seljuk state and can evaluate.

Mode of Delivery

Second Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Melikşah, who brought the Great Seljuk State to the widest limits, during his reign, his political, military activities, his relations with the Abbasids and Nizamülmülk, the chaos and throne struggles with the death of Melikşah, his actions during the reign of Berkyaruk and Muhammed Tapar, It will be addressed to the throne of the throne, Sancar's activities in the east and west during his reign and the collapse of the Great Seljuk State with the Oguz revolt, which caused a great weakness in the state.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General evaluation of Alp Arslan's period
2	Expeditions and wars during the reign of Melikshah
3	Relationship between Melikşah and Nizamülmülk, Melikşah's death
4	Relationship between Melikşah and Nizamülmülk, Melikşah's death
5	Internal chaos process and the throne struggle between Berkyaruk, Terken Hatun and Tutuş
6	Berkyaruk's political and military actions during his reign
7	Crusader policy of the Great Seljuk State
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	The actions of Muhammed Tapar during his reign
10	Sancar's masculinity
11	Sancar’s throne, western politics and Dinever War
12	Eastern policy of Sancar and the Battle of Katavan
13	İsmaili policy of Seljuk sultans since Tuğrul Bey
14	Turkmen policy of the Seljuk sultans
15	Oğuz Rebellion, the death of Sancar and the destruction of the Great Seljuk State
16	The Final Exam.

Recommended or Required Reading

Osman Gazi Özgüdenli, Selçuklular I, İsam Yayınları. M. Altay Köymen, Alp Arslan ve Zamanı III. Cilt, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2016 M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi Kuruluş Devri I. Cilt, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2011. M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi İkinci İmparatorluk Devri, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara 1991. İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Sultan Melikşah Devrinde Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu, Ötüken Neşriyat. Faruk Sümer, Oğuzlar (Türkmenler), Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı, İstanbul 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	16	2	32
Self Study	16	5	80
Performance	1	1	1
Homework	1	5	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9
LO1	4	3	2	4	5	2	3	4	3
LO2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	2
LO3	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	4
LO4	3	2	4	3	4	4	2	3	4
LO5	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	5	5
LO6	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High