Comparison of the Approach of Seljuks of Iran and Fatimids of Egypt in Handing the Lands Over

This article compares the political and military approaches of the Seljuks of Iran and the Fatimids of Egypt in the way of handing over the military fiefdoms and exploitation to the amirs of those two governments. Through the comparative method based on description and analysis, the article has reached the findings that the Seljuks and Fatimids - who were thinking of expanding their influence - in a similar behavior in the field of land tenure system based on fiefdoms, used lands to increase motivation and the pure obedience of the military commanders. But over time, this approach led to the authority of military commanders and the decline of these governments. Fatimids, unlike the Selajqahs, who only granted the vassalage to military amirs, also gave the bureaucrats the benefit of this type of vassalage.