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Battle of Manzikert

Medieval

The Battle of Manzikert was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert. The decisive Seljuk victory and the capture of the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes undermined Byzantine authority in Anatolia and Armenia and opened the way for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia in the following decades. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Pitched field battle 1
Year
1071 1
Location
Near Manzikert (modern Malazgirt, Turkey) 1
Outcome
Seljuk victory 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Pitched Battle 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Manzikert
  • Lead section, para 1
    was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert
  • Infobox: Result
    Seljuk victory
  • Infobox: Date
    26 August 1071
  • Part Of: Byzantine-Seljuk Wars, Infobox, part of field
    Infobox part of: the Byzantine-Seljuk wars
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