Nizam al-Mulk's Siyasatnama and the Nizamiyya Madrasas

1090 CE · İsfahan / Bağdat / Nişabur · political

Nizam al-Mulk, the celebrated vizier of the Great Seljuks, set down Islamic political philosophy in the Siyasatnama, which he presented to Sultan Malik-Shah.

Earlier, in the 1060s, he had founded the Nizamiyya madrasas in Baghdad, Nishapur and Isfahan; Imam al-Ghazali taught at one of these schools. The madrasa system spread throughout the Islamic world.

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What was Nizam al-Mulk's Siyasatnama and the Nizamiyya Madrasas?
Nizam al-Mulk, the celebrated vizier of the Great Seljuks, set down Islamic political philosophy in the Siyasatnama, which he presented to Sultan Malik-Shah.
When did Nizam al-Mulk's Siyasatnama and the Nizamiyya Madrasas happen?
1090 CE
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İsfahan / Bağdat / Nişabur