Battle of Manzikert (1054)

Battle of Manzikert (1054)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Manzikert (1054)|

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partof=the Byzantine-Seljuk wars|date=1054
place=Anatolia, in the thema of Iberia and Armenia
result=Byzantine victory
combatant1=

combatant2= Great Seljuk Sultanate
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown

The Battle of Manzikert in 1054 was a successful defense of the city of Manzikert by Byzantine forces under Basil Apocapes against the Seljuk Turks led by Toğrül. Seventeen years later, the Turks would experience greater success against Romanus Diogenes under Alp Arslan at the same place.


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