Battle of Sebastia (1070)

The Battle of Sebastia (1070) was part of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars.

Battle of Sebastia (1070)
Part of Byzantine–Seljuq wars
Date1070
Location
Sebastia, Modern day Sivas
Result Seljuk victory[1]
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Seljuk Turks
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Komnenos (POW) Erbasan
Strength
Large Army Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

History

The Seljuk army was spreading to Anatolia, which disturbed the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine emperor sent an army under the leadership of Manuel Komnenos against a Seljuk army that was campaigning in present-day Sivas. The Byzantine army suffered heavy losses, forcing it to retreat. In this battle, Manuel Komnenos was captured.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Showalter, Dennis, ed. (2012). Medieval Wars 500–1500. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741190.
  2. Beihammer, Alexander (2017). Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim- Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040–1130. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351983860.
  3. Öztuna, Yılmaz (1963). Türkiye tarihi, baslangicindan zamanimiza kadar · 1-3. ciltler. Hayat Kitaplari. p. 23.
  4. Kafesoglu, Ibrahim (2019). Sultan Melikşah Devrinde Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu. Ötüken Nesriyat. p. 7. ISBN 9786051551951.

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