Battle of Myriokephalon
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The Battle of Myriokephalon was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in the mountains west of Iconium in west-central Anatolia on 17 September 1176. The battle was a strategic re
This image by Gustave Doré shows the Turkish ambush at the pass of Myriokephalon.
Sultan Kilij Arslan II enthroned, Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156–92.
Seljuk bas-relief of two Turkic warriors. Sultanate of Rum, Konya citadel, 12th century.
Saint George depicted as a Byzantine kataphraktos heavy cavalryman (Byzantine steatite icon, 11th century).
Kilij Arslan II
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Kilij Arslan II or ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kilij Arslān ibn Masʿūd was a Seljuk Sultan of Rûm from 1156 until his death in 1192.
Battle of Myriokephalon
…The battle was a strategic reverse for the Byzantine forces, who were ambushed when moving through a mountain pass. In 1161, the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan II and Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos concluded a peace agreement. Manuel wanted to achieve peace for his Anatolian provinces with the help of this…
Sultan Kilij Arslan II in a tile from Alaeddin Palace, Konya, 1156-92.
Coinage of Kilij Arslan II, 1156-1192
The Tomb of Kilij Arslan II in the courtyard of Alâeddin Mosque, Konya