Seljuk forces

Target entity: Seljuk forces
Context triple: [Battle of Antioch on the Meander, involves, Seljuk forces]

• A. Ghurid army
  The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
• B. Abbasid forces
  Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
• C. Mamluk forces
  Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
• D. Safavid Persian forces
  Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
• E. Afsharid forces
  Afsharid forces were the military troops of Nader Shah’s Afsharid dynasty, renowned in the 18th century for their disciplined organization, effective use of firearms and cavalry, and rapid expansion of Persian power across the region.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Seljuk forces
Target entity description: Seljuk forces were the military contingents of the medieval Seljuk Turks, a powerful Sunni Muslim dynasty that dominated much of the Middle East and Anatolia during the 11th to 13th centuries.

• A. Ghurid army
  The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
• B. Abbasid forces
  Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
• C. Mamluk forces
  Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
• D. Safavid Persian forces
  Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
• E. Afsharid forces
  Afsharid forces were the military troops of Nader Shah’s Afsharid dynasty, renowned in the 18th century for their disciplined organization, effective use of firearms and cavalry, and rapid expansion of Persian power across the region.
• F. None of above. chosen