1071Byzantine Defeat at Manzikert

Defeat of the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert by...
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1073
1078
1097
1176

🛡️ Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Akroinon

Battle of Akroinon. Byzantines win their first large-scale victory in a pitched battle against the Arabs.
Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Akroinon (740)
Byzantine EmpireArab CaliphateMilitary HistoryBattleMilitary StrategyConflictDefense
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Byzantine Defeat at Manzikert

Defeat of the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert by the Seljuk army of Alp Arslan, ending three centuries of a Byzantine military and economic Golden Age.
Byzantine Defeat at Manzikert (1071)
Byzantine EmpireSeljuk EmpireBattleMilitary DefeatMedieval WarfareExpansionismPolitical InstabilityCrusades
TurkeyTurkeyArmeniaArmenia

⚔️ Seljuk Capture of Ankara

the Seljuk Turks capture Ankara from the Byzantines.
Seljuk Capture of Ankara (1073)
Seljuk EmpireByzantine EmpireMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionMedieval WarfareTurkic Peoples
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Nikephoros III's Rebellion Against Michael VII

the revolt of Nikephoros III against Byzantine ruler Michael VII
Nikephoros III's Rebellion Against Michael VII (1078)
Byzantine EmpireCivil WarMilitary HistoryRebellionEmperorPolitical Instability
TurkeyTurkey

🛡️ First Crusade: Siege of Nicaea

First Crusade: Siege of Nicaea (1097)
CrusadesByzantine EmpireSeljuk TurksHoly LandMilitary HistoryMedieval WarfareSiegeReligious Conflict
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Byzantine Defeat at the Battle of Myriokephalon

On September 17, The Battle of Myriokephalon (Myriocephalum; Turkish: Miryakefalon Savaşı) is fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia. It is a serious reversal for the Byzantine forces and will be the final, unsuccessful, effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
Byzantine Defeat at the Battle of Myriokephalon (1176)
Byzantine EmpireSeljuk TurksBattleMilitary HistoryMedieval WarfareDecline
TurkeyTurkey