Unknown Unknown Date 1054 Location Anatolia | Unknown Unknown Result Byzantine victory | |
Similar Byzantine–Seljuq wars, Siege of Trebizond, Siege of Sinope, Battle of Antioch on the Mean, Siege of Shaizar | ||
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 sultan Toğrül. Seventeen years later, the Turks would experience greater success against Romanus Diogenes under Alp Arslan at the same place.
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