Battle of Myriocephalum

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The Battle of Myriocephalum was a decisive 1176 conflict in which the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire in Anatolia, halting Byzantine attempts to recover lost territory and marking a turning point in the empire’s decline.

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Battle of Myriocephalum canonical 1

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Myriocephalon ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
chronologicalOrder later than Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
combatant Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Seljuk Turks ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk Empire
commander Kilij Arslan II ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
conflictType ambush in mountain pass ⓘ
field battle ⓘ
countryAtTheTime Byzantine Empire ⓘ
date 1176-09-17 ⓘ
effect confirmed Seljuk control over much of Anatolia ⓘ
halted Byzantine attempts to recover central Anatolia ⓘ
limited future Byzantine offensive operations in Anatolia ⓘ
marked turning point in Byzantine decline in Anatolia ⓘ
weakened Byzantine military prestige ⓘ
era Komnenian period ⓘ
geographicalFeature mountain pass ⓘ
hasParticipant Byzantine imperial guard ⓘ
Kilij Arslan II ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
Seljuk light cavalry ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedEntity Byzantine army ⓘ
Seljuk cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk forces
locatedIn Anatolia ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
opponentOf Kilij Arslan II ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
opposingState Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
outcome decisive Seljuk victory ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Seljuk wars ⓘ
reign of Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
place Myriocephalum ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir ⓘ
region Phrygia ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
result Seljuk victory ⓘ
significance ended realistic Byzantine hopes of restoring pre-Manzikert frontiers in Anatolia ⓘ
major setback for Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
strategicContext Byzantine attempt to capture Iconium (Konya) ⓘ
topicOf medieval Byzantine historiography ⓘ
studies of Byzantine–Turkish relations ⓘ
year 1176 ⓘ

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Battle of Myriokephalon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Myriocephalum ⓘ