Battle of Manzikert

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Romanos_IV_Diogenes
gptkbp:casualties heavy for Byzantine Empire
unknown for Seljuk Empire
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Seljuk_Empire
Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alp_Arslan
gptkb:Romanos_IV_Diogenes
gptkbp:date 26 August 1071
gptkbp:effect opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Byzantine_civil_war
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manzikert
Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Byzantine–Seljuk_wars
gptkbp:precededBy Byzantine–Seljuk skirmishes
gptkbp:result decisive Seljuk victory
gptkbp:significance marked the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seljuk_Sultanate_of_Rum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Manzikert