Khayyam's boyhood was spent in Nishapur, a leading metropolis in the Seljuk Empire,Edward FitzGerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Ed. Christopher Decker, (University of Virginia Press, 1997), xv; "The Seljuq Turks had invaded the province of Khorasan in the 1030s, and the city of Nishapur surrendered to them voluntarily in 1038. Thus Omar Khayyam grew to maturity during the first of the several alien dynasties that would rule Iran until the twentieth century". which had earlier been a major center of the Zoroastrian religion. His full name, as it appears in Arabic sources, was Abu’l Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam. His gifts were recognized by his early tutors who sent him to study under Imam Muwaffaq Nishaburi, the greatest teacher of the Khorasan region who tutored the children of the highest nobility, and Khayyam developed a firm friendship with him through the years. Khayyam might have met and studied with Bahmanyar, a disciple of Avicenna. After studying science, philosophy, mathematics and astronomy at Nishapur, about the year 1068 he traveled to the province of Bukhara, where he frequented the renowned library of the Ark. In about 1070 he moved to Samarkand, where he started to compose his famous Treatise on Algebra under the patronage of Abu Tahir Abd al-Rahman ibn ʿAlaq, the governor and chief judge of the city. Khayyam was kindly received by the Karakhanid ruler Shams al-Mulk Nasr, who according to Bayhaqi, would "show him the greatest honour, so much so that he would seat [Khayyam] beside him on his throne".
khayyam's boyhood was spent in nishapur a leading metropolis in the seljuk empireedward fitzgerald rubaiyat of omar khayyam ed christopher decker (university of virginia press 1997) xv; "the seljuq turks had invaded the province of khorasan in the 1030s and the city of nishapur surrendered to them voluntarily in 1038 thus omar khayyam grew to maturity during the first of the several alien dynasties that would rule iran until the twentieth century" which had earlier been a major center of the zoroastrian religion his full name as it appears in arabic sources was abu’l fath omar ibn ibrahim al-khayyam his gifts were recognized by his early tutors who sent him to study under imam muwaffaq nishaburi the greatest teacher of the khorasan region who tutored the children of the highest nobility and khayyam developed a firm friendship with him through the years khayyam might have met and studied with bahmanyar a disciple of avicenna after studying science philosophy mathematics and astronomy at nishapur about the year 1068 he traveled to the province of bukhara where he frequented the renowned library of the ark in about 1070 he moved to samarkand where he started to compose his famous treatise on algebra under the patronage of abu tahir abd al-rahman ibn ʿalaq the governor and chief judge of the city khayyam was kindly received by the karakhanid ruler shams al-mulk nasr who according to bayhaqi would "show him the greatest honour so much so that he would seat [khayyam] beside him on his throne"