Battle of Manzikert
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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, Iberia. The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture o
Alp Arslan humiliating Romanos IV. From a 15th-century illustrated French translation of Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium.
Çamlıca Mosque, Istanbul
Alp Arslan's raids into Anatolia were series of military campaigns conducted by the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan, and various other Seljuk leaders, against the Byzantine Empire between 1063-1070. These ra
Contemporary portrait of Constantine X, Michael VII and Eudokia
Miniature depicting Tughril I sitting on his throne
Depiction of a Seljuk horserider
Gold histamenon depicting Romanos and Eudokia crowned by Christ