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Manuel, to forestall the formation of a …
Years: 1176 - 1176
September
Manuel, to forestall the formation of a single Turkish sultanate, determines in 1176 to reassert his suzerainty over former imperial territory by capturing Iconium, but by this time, his dream of a restored Roman Empire has impaired his ability to measure the growth of Seljuq power.
The army gathered at Lopadion by Manuel is supposedly so large that it spreads across ten miles, and marches towards the border with the Seljuqs via Laodicea, …
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- Turkmen people
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Rûm, Sultanate of
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- Komnenian restoration
- Crusades, The
- Inter-Crusade Period
- Byzantine-Seljuk Turk War of 1158-76
- Myriokephalon, Battle of
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Years: 1176 - 1176
September
Locations
People
Groups
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Turkmen people
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Rûm, Sultanate of
Topics
- Komnenian restoration
- Crusades, The
- Inter-Crusade Period
- Byzantine-Seljuk Turk War of 1158-76
- Myriokephalon, Battle of
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions