Hi
Well the Danishmendids were of course muslims. However they were not Arabs but Turks. The way they have emerged is that they amongst 3 other Beyliks (Principalities) were ordered by the Seljuq of Rum Empire to enter
Anatolia, in order to conquer it. All 4 Beyliks did a real
good job and therefore the Seljuq of Rum empire allowed them to stay in power but they were to pay tribute to them. Once these Beyliks gained real authority in the
area and started to
mint their own coins, the Seljuq of Rum empire decided to slaughter them and to take the region and thats how they entered
Anatolia. The reason as to why they have minted coins on Hellenistic
standard is that the rulers of these Beyliks were all married with
Christian women who also
had influence on the Beyliks.
Burak