Battle of Manzikert: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1071
Location	Turkey
Participants	Byzantine Empire • Seljuq

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Historical map showing the Rum Seljuq Sultanate in Anatolia around 1100, with shaded regions indicating territory at that time and later conquests or annexations from neighboring states up to 1240. Key cities, battle sites with years, and the boundary of the sultanate in 1243 are marked. An inset map at upper right displays the broader Seljuq Empire and its protectorates around 1080, highlighting the Sultanate of Rum within the larger context of the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Alp-Arslan

Seljuq sultan

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Romanus IV Diogenes

Byzantine emperor

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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