1071 CEmajor
Battle of Manzikert
معركة ملاذكرد
Malazgirt, Turkey
The Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan defeated the Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes at the Battle of Manzikert. This decisive victory opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement and Muslim expansion.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Kamil by Ibn al-Athir