Battle of Manzikert
1071 · Event
Seljuk Turks crush Byzantine army; Anatolia opens to Turkish settlement; Byzantine appeal for Western aid triggers the First Crusade.
On these timelines: Anatolia / Byzantium / Ottoman / Turkey, Major Religions, Roman History, Master, Crusades
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