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Seljuk, the founder of the Seljuk Empire, had sons named Mikail (Michael), Musa (Moses), Yunus (Jonas) and Yusuf (Joseph). These don't seem to be typical Muslim names - was it possible he was Jewish?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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