The Seljuks conquered vast swaths of land throughout Anatolia, Persia, and Central Asia, but they are best known for their educational and architectural prowess! The Seljuks created their own currency, the dirhem, which is the ancestor for many of the modern MENA/SWANA countries' currencies, and were a major stop on the "Tin Road," a metalworking trade route across Asia. Thank you to Ana Campusano for writing about this fascinating empire.