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    The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, theme of Iberia (modern...
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    the Battle of Manzikert, which played a major role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and allowed for its gradual Turkification. Son of the...
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    Alp Arslan (category Year of birth unknown)
    and his victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert, in 1071, ushered in the Turkmen settlement of Anatolia. Historical sources differ about...
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    The Battle of Manzikert or Battle of Malazgirt (Russian: Битва при Манцикерте Bytva pri Mantsikerte ;Turkish: Malazgirt Muharebesi) took place during the...
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    other parts of Europe. Following the 1071 Seljuk victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert and the subsequent conquest of Anatolia, Oghuz...
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    catastrophe in which most of its distant territories in Anatolia were lost to the Seljuks following the Battle of Manzikert and ensuing civil war. At...
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    Seljuk Empire fielded around 20,000–30,000 men at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. The Sultanate of Rum was much smaller territorially than the Seljuk Empire...
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  • Joseph Tarchaneiotes (category Year of birth unknown)
    known for his lack of participation in the decisive Battle of Manzikert (1071). An experienced general, Joseph was second-in-command of the Byzantine operation...
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  • site of the 1071 Battle of Manzikert. In the city, there is the Malazgirt Castle, for which the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk state fought dozens of times...
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    by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert (1071). The name Rûm was a synonym for the medieval Eastern Roman...
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