Battle of Manzikert

Target entity: Battle of Manzikert
Context triple: [Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, importantEvent, Battle of Manzikert]

• A. Battle of Ankara
  The Battle of Ankara was a major 1402 clash between the Ottoman Empire and Timur’s forces that resulted in a crushing Ottoman defeat and the temporary collapse of Ottoman central authority.
• B. Siege of Nicaea
  The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
• C. Battle of Didgori
  The Battle of Didgori was a decisive 1121 medieval clash in which the Kingdom of Georgia achieved a major victory over a large Muslim coalition, paving the way for Georgia’s political and cultural “Golden Age.”
• D. Battle of Nicopolis
  The Battle of Nicopolis was a major 1396 clash in which a crusader army led by European powers was decisively defeated by the Ottoman Empire, marking a turning point in Ottoman expansion into southeastern Europe.
• E. Battle of the Kalka River
  The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Manzikert
Target entity description: The Battle of Manzikert was a pivotal 1071 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks that led to a decisive Seljuk victory and opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement.

• A. Battle of Ankara
  The Battle of Ankara was a major 1402 clash between the Ottoman Empire and Timur’s forces that resulted in a crushing Ottoman defeat and the temporary collapse of Ottoman central authority.
• B. Siege of Nicaea
  The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
• C. Battle of Didgori
  The Battle of Didgori was a decisive 1121 medieval clash in which the Kingdom of Georgia achieved a major victory over a large Muslim coalition, paving the way for Georgia’s political and cultural “Golden Age.”
• D. Battle of Nicopolis
  The Battle of Nicopolis was a major 1396 clash in which a crusader army led by European powers was decisively defeated by the Ottoman Empire, marking a turning point in Ottoman expansion into southeastern Europe.
• E. Battle of the Kalka River
  The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
• F. None of above. chosen