Battle of Myriokephalon

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The Battle of Myriokephalon was a 1176 clash in which the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum decisively halted Byzantine attempts to reconquer central Anatolia, marking a turning point in the empire’s decline in the region.

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Battle of Myriokephalon canonical 7
Battle of Myriokephalion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath Byzantine abandonment of large-scale offensive operations in inner Anatolia ⓘ
consolidation of Seljuk control over central Anatolia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Myriocephalum ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Myriokephalion
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
campaignObjectiveByzantine reconquest of central Anatolia ⓘ
century 12th century ⓘ
chronologicalRelation fought after the Second Crusade ⓘ
commanderByzantine Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
commanderSeljuk Kilij Arslan II ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
date 1176 ⓘ
emperorDuringBattle Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalInterpretation often compared to the Battle of Manzikert as a second major Anatolian disaster for Byzantium ⓘ
historicalSignificance turning point in the decline of Byzantine power in Anatolia ⓘ
location Myriokephalon ⓘ
longTermImpact confirmed loss of most of the Anatolian plateau to the Seljuks ⓘ
weakened Byzantine strategic position in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
militaryTheater Anatolia ⓘ
modernCountry Turkey ⓘ
notableFeature Byzantine army attacked while marching in extended column ⓘ
Seljuk use of hit-and-run tactics ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Seljuk wars ⓘ
politicalContext reign of Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Manzikert ⓘ
primaryByzantineForces cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
primarySeljukForces mounted archers ⓘ
region Phrygia ⓘ
Western Anatolia ⓘ
surface form: western Anatolia
relatedDynastyByzantine Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
relatedDynastySeljuk Seljuk Empire ⓘ
surface form: Seljuk dynasty
result Byzantine defeat ⓘ
Seljuk victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome halt of Byzantine attempts to reconquer central Anatolia ⓘ
sultanDuringBattle Kilij Arslan II ⓘ
terrain narrow mountain pass ⓘ
typeOfEngagement ambush in a mountain pass ⓘ
year 1176 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum → importantEvent → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Kilij Arslan II → notableBattle → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Battle of Myriokephalon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Myriokephalion
Byzantine–Seljuk wars → significantEvent → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos → battle → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos → defeat → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Komnenian restoration → significantEvent → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ
Rum Seljuks → event → Battle of Myriokephalon ⓘ