Byzantine–Seljuk wars

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The Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of medieval conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks that led to major Byzantine territorial losses in Anatolia and helped set the stage for the Crusades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval war
series of conflicts
causeOf Byzantine appeal for Western military aid
Council of Piacenza appeal by Alexios I Komnenos
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Seljuk Empire
Seljuk Empire
surface form: Seljuk Turks
contributedTo Crusades
First Crusade
endTime 13th century
followedBy Byzantine–Ottoman wars
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
languageOfSources Arabic
Greek
Persian
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean
Middle East
surface form: Near East
mainTheater Anatolia
Asia Minor
militaryStrategy Byzantine reliance on thematic and mercenary troops
use of steppe cavalry tactics by Seljuks
notableCommander Alexios I Komnenos
Alp Arslan
John II Komnenos
Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan II
Manuel I Komnenos
Romanos IV Diogenes
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
opponent Byzantine Empire
Seljuk Empire
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
surface form: Sultanate of Rum
partOf Byzantine–Ottoman wars
surface form: Byzantine–Turkish wars
precededBy Arab–Byzantine wars
relatedTo Komnenian restoration
Sultanate of Rum–Byzantine relations
result Byzantine territorial losses in Anatolia
Turkification of much of Anatolia
decline of Byzantine control in Asia Minor
rise of the Sultanate of Rum
significantEvent Battle of Antioch on the Meander
Battle of Dandanaqan
Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
Battle of Kapetron
Battle of Manzikert
Battle of Myriokephalon
Battle of Philomelion
Battle of Sebastea
startTime 11th century

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Subject: Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Description of subject: The Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of medieval conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks that led to major Byzantine territorial losses in Anatolia and helped set the stage for the Crusades.

Referenced by (10)

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Byzantine–Ottoman wars precededBy Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Komnenos dynasty significantEvent Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Kaykhusraw I conflict Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Kilij Arslan II conflict Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Battle of Manzikert partOf Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Battle of Myriokephalon partOf Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Empire of Nicaea militaryConflict Byzantine–Seljuk wars
this entity surface form: Wars with Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
Catalan Company conflict Byzantine–Seljuk wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Turkish wars
Komnenian restoration significantEvent Byzantine–Seljuk wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Seljuk conflicts
Komnenian restoration precededBy Byzantine–Seljuk wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Seljuk wars after Manzikert