Battle of Manzikert
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Byzantine Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Asian History, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
- Date: August 26, 1071
Article abstract: The Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Asia Minor through a catastrophic military loss to the Turks.
Summary of Event
Soon after the Arabs emerged from the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to extend their conquests eastward and westward, they attempted to conquer the Byzantine Empire by capturing Constantinople. Their repeated failures, however, kept Asia Minor and eastern Europe closed to them. In the middle of the eleventh century, the Seljuk Turks, who were later converts to Islam, arose to restore the power...
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