Battle of Malazgirt

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The Battle of Malazgirt 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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Malazgirt canonical 1
Manzikert Muharebesi 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Seljuk Empire ⓘ
ByzantineArmyComposition mercenaries ⓘ
professional troops ⓘ
ByzantineEmperorAtTime Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
combatantType imperial army ⓘ
nomadic cavalry ⓘ
commander Alp Arslan ⓘ
Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Seljuk Empire ⓘ
consequence loss of much of Byzantine control over central Anatolia ⓘ
opening of Anatolia to Turkish settlement ⓘ
political instability in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
rise of Turkish beyliks in Anatolia ⓘ
weakening of Byzantine military power in Anatolia ⓘ
date 1071-08-26 ⓘ
era 11th century ⓘ
hasAftermathEvent civil strife in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
loss of Byzantine frontier fortresses in Anatolia ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
Manzikert Muharebesi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malazgirt
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
location Manzikert ⓘ
eastern Anatolia ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

near Lake Van ⓘ
near Manzikert ⓘ
outcome capture of Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Seljuk wars ⓘ
precedes First Crusade ⓘ
presentDayLocation Malazgirt, Muş Province, Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Malazgirt
region Armenian Highlands ⓘ
relatedTo Seljuk expansion into Anatolia ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk invasions

history of Turkey ⓘ
history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
result decisive Seljuk victory ⓘ
SeljukArmyComposition light cavalry ⓘ
mounted archers ⓘ
SeljukSultanAtTime Alp Arslan ⓘ
significance key event in the Turkification of Anatolia ⓘ
major defeat for the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
turning point in Byzantine–Seljuk relations ⓘ
tacticsUsed feigned retreat ⓘ
horse archer tactics ⓘ
year 1071 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Manzikert → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Malazgirt ⓘ
Battle of Malazgirt → hasAlias → Manzikert Muharebesi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malazgirt