1071 ⟶ Battle of Manzikert: Seljuqs Capture Byzantine Emperor

Battle of Manzikert, the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV is tak...
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⚔️ Muslims battle Byzantines

Muslims battle against the Byzantines.⟶
Muslims battle Byzantines (648)
Byzantine EmpireEarly Islamic ConquestsMilitary ConflictExpansionLevantIslamic HistoryWarfareArab-Byzantine Wars
SyriaSyria

⚔️ Battle of Mauropotamos

Battle of Mauropotamos between Byzantines and Abbasids in Asia Minor.⟶
Battle of Mauropotamos (846)
Abbasid CaliphateByzantine EmpireWarfareBattleMilitary ConflictAsia MinorMauropotamos
TurkeyTurkey

🛡️ Battle of Lalakaon and the Byzantine Counter-offensive

The Battle of Lalakaon breaks the power of the emirate of Malatya. Start of the Byzantine counter-offensive.⟶
Battle of Lalakaon and the Byzantine Counter-offensive (863)
Byzantine-Arab WarsMilitary ConflictByzantine EmpireMalatyaWarfareCounter-offensive
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Battle of Manzikert: Seljuqs Capture Byzantine Emperor

Battle of Manzikert, the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV is taken captive by the Seljuq Turks.⟶
Battle of Manzikert: Seljuqs Capture Byzantine Emperor (1071)
Seljuk EmpireByzantine EmpireBattleWarfareMilitary HistoryAnatoliaExpansionRomanos IV
TurkeyTurkeyArmeniaArmenia

🇹🇷 Seljuq Turks Establish Sultanate of Rûm

Seljuq Turks found Sultanate of Rûm in Turkey.⟶
Seljuq Turks Establish Sultanate of Rûm (1077)
Seljuk EmpireSultanate of RumAnatoliaExpansionDynastyTurkish HistoryGovernanceMiddle Ages
TurkeyTurkey

🛡️ Battle of Zallakha: Almoravids Defeat Christians

Battle of Zallakha. The Almoravids defeat the Christians in Spain.⟶
Battle of Zallakha: Almoravids Defeat Christians (1086)
AlmoravidsBattleReconquistaSpainWarfareMilitary HistoryIberian PeninsulaZallakha
SpainSpain