The Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of conflicts in the Middle Ages between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire. They shifted the balance of...
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Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between multiple Arab dynasties and the Byzantine Empire...
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Battle of Manzikert (redirect from Malazgirt war)
The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, theme of Iberia (modern...
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Sultanate of Rum (redirect from Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate)
Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rûm) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia...
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Iranian Buyid Empire. The subsequent Seljuk expansion into eastern Anatolia triggered the Byzantine–Seljuk wars, with the Battle of Manzikert in 1071...
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predecessor civilisations of Greece and Turkey: Byzantine–Seljuk wars (1046–1243) Byzantine–Ottoman wars (1299–1479) Aegean dispute Greece–Turkey relations...
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Battle of Sebastia (1070) (category Battles of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
The Battle of Sebastia (1070) was part of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars. In 1070, the Byzantine emperor, Romanos IV Diogenes, appointed the Proedros, Manuel...
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Battle of Myriokephalon (category Battles of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Miryokefalon Savaşı or Düzbel Muharebesi) was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in the mountains west of Iconium (Konya) in southwestern...
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Alp Arslan (category Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
second sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated...
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Romanos IV Diogenes (category Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
In 1071, Romanos undertook another major campaign against the Seljuks. His Byzantine army, beset by years of neglect and poor tactics, was decisively...
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the list of Byzantine revolts and civil wars. For conflicts of the Ancient Roman Kingdom, Republic and Empire see the: List of Roman wars and battles...
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Abu'l-Qasim (Turkish: Ebu'l-Kasım) was the Seljuk governor of Nicaea, the Seljuk capital, from 1084 to his death in 1092. He was appointed to the post...
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John II Komnenos (redirect from Byzantine emperor John II)
sent him to the breakaway Byzantine regime of the Gabrades in Trebizond. Isaac then became the guest of Masoud, the Seljuk Sultan of Rum, and subsequently...
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Ibrahim Inal (category Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Seljuk Empire. All raids against the Byzantine, Armenian and Georgian lands would use Yinal's lands as a headquarters. Notable raids were the Seljuk conquest...
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Siege of Nicaea (category Sieges of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk Turks who opted to surrender to the Byzantines in fear of the crusaders breaking into the city...
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Siege of Manzikert (1054) (category Sieges of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
successful defense of the city of Manzikert by Byzantine forces under Basil Apokapes against the Seljuk Turks led by Toğrül. Toğrül besieged Manzikert...
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Manuel I Komnenos (redirect from Byzantine emperor Manuel I)
Normans of Sicily had removed Italy from the control of the Byzantine emperor. The Seljuk Turks had done the same with central Anatolia. And in the Levant...
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Battle of Philomelion (category Battles of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Malik Shah; it occurred in the course of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars. The Seljuk forces attacked the Byzantine army a number of times to no effect; having...
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Alexios I Komnenos (category Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Komnenian restoration. His appeals to Western Europe for help against the Seljuk Turks were the catalyst that sparked the First Crusade. Although he was...
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Expedition to Iconium (1146) (category Battles of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Expedition to Iconium was a military campaign launched by the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk capital of Iconium in the spring of 1146. The army besieged...
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The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of decisive conflicts between the Byzantine Greeks and Ottoman Turks and their allies that led to the final destruction...
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Siege of Nicaea (1113) (category Sieges of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
occurred in the course of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars. After suffering defeat at the hands of the First Crusade, the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum beat back the...
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Siege of Iconium (1069) (category Sieges of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
unsuccessful attempt by the Turkish Seljuk Empire to capture the Byzantine city of Iconium, modern day Konya. After the Seljuk sacking of Ani and Caesarea in...
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Manuel Boutoumites (category Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
emperor's most trusted aides. He was instrumental in the Byzantine recovery of Nicaea from the Seljuk Turks, in the reconquest of Cilicia, and acted as the...
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Roussel de Bailleul (category Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Constantinople while on the other hand making a deal with Artuq, a general of Seljuk warlord Tutush I to remove Roussel. During the following skirmishes both...
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Siege of Antioch (1084–1085) (category Sieges of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
military engagement between the Seljuks of Rum led by Sulieman ibn Qutalmish and the Byzantine garrison of Philaretos. The Seljuk with a small force managed...
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Struggle for Constantinople (redirect from Byzantine-Latin Wars)
repelling Seljuk advances and restoring Byzantine control over large parts of Anatolia, the crusade generated new difficulties for the Byzantines. The Crusaders...
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Alexios I of Trebizond (category Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
a number of Byzantine provinces in northwestern Anatolia, Alexios defended his capital Trebizond from an unsuccessful siege by the Seljuk Turks around...
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period. The Byzantine period saw the decline of Greek influence throughout the peninsula as the Byzantine–Seljuk wars enabled the incoming Seljuk Turks to...
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Kaykhusraw I (category Byzantine–Seljuk wars)
Islam and Christianity: Apostasy and Cross-Cultural Interaction in Byzantine-Seljuk Relations". Speculum. 86 (3 JULY): 597–651. doi:10.1017/S0038713411001138...
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