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Romanus leads his fifty thousand troops into …
Years: 1071 - 1071
Romanus leads his fifty thousand troops into parts of Turkish-held Armenia in the spring of 1071, entering Armenia along the southern branch of the Upper Euphrates River.
Near the town of Manzikert (present Malazgirt, Turkey), north of Lake Van, Romanus divides his army, which is mainly composed of mercenaries-a sign of the times-that include a contingent of Turkmen, sending some ahead to secure the fortress of Akhlât on nearby Lake Van and taking others with him into the Armenian village of Manzikert.
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- Persian people
- Armenian people
- Oghuz Turks
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Islam
- Armeniac Theme
- Muslims, Sunni
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Mazyadid (Al-Mazeedi) state of Iraq
- Ghaznavids
- Turkmen people
- Fatimid Caliphate
- 'Uqaylid Dynasty of Mosul
- Georgia, (Bagratid) Kingdom of
- Mirdasid dynasty
- Armenia, Principalities of
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Doukid dynasty
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Years: 1071 - 1071
Locations
People
Groups
- Persian people
- Armenian people
- Oghuz Turks
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Islam
- Armeniac Theme
- Muslims, Sunni
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Mazyadid (Al-Mazeedi) state of Iraq
- Ghaznavids
- Turkmen people
- Fatimid Caliphate
- 'Uqaylid Dynasty of Mosul
- Georgia, (Bagratid) Kingdom of
- Mirdasid dynasty
- Armenia, Principalities of
- Seljuq Empire (Isfahan)
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Doukid dynasty
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions