Danishmend Gazi
founder of the beylik of Danishmends
Years: 1040 - 1104
Danishmend Gazi, full name Gümüştekin Danishmend Ahmed Gazi, Danishmend Taylu, or Malik Dānishmand Aḥmad Ghāzī (died 1104), is the founder of the beylik of Danishmends.
After the Turkish advance into Anatolia that followed the Battle of Manzikert, his dynasty controls the north-central regions in Anatolia.
