Myriokephalon
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Myriokephalon was a mountainous region in central Anatolia, notable as the site of a decisive 1176 battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myriokephalon canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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mountainous region ⓘ |
| approximateLocation |
in the vicinity of the upper Meander valley (scholarly hypothesis)
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near modern Dinar region (scholarly hypothesis) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Kilij Arslan II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Seljuk Sultanate of Rum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent | 1176 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOfBattle |
consolidated Seljuk control over much of inner Anatolia
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halted major Byzantine attempts to reconquer central Anatolia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Byzantine historical sources
ⓘ
Seljuk-era chronicles ⓘ |
| legacy | often compared to Battle of Manzikert in Byzantine historiography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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central Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | example of effective use of terrain in ambush warfare ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Greek origin ⓘ |
| notableFor | Battle of Myriokephalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | routes linking Byzantine heartlands to eastern frontiers ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain pass area ⓘ |
| siteOf |
1176 Byzantine–Seljuk battle
NERFINISHED
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ambush by Seljuk forces under Kilij Arslan II ⓘ defeat of Byzantine army under Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes between western and central Anatolia ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
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narrow passes ⓘ |
| usedAs | battlefield ⓘ |
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