Byzantine-Seljuk Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Byzantine Empire, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Armenia, Turkey
- Date: 1048-1243
Article abstract: At issue: Control of the Byzantine Empire. Result: Turkish rule.
Background
Turkish nomads had been the dominant military force on the Central Asia steppe since the late sixth century. By the tenth century, the Turks of Transoxiania, admired for their bravery and skills at horsemanship and mounted archery, were introduced as Mamlūks and mercenaries by the Khwārazm shahs and Samanids of Iran. They soon rose to important military positions; in 994, the Turkish Mamlūk Sebüktigin founded the Ghaznavid Empire.
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