Rival Turkish groups have independently invaded Eastern …
Years: 1064 - 1064
Rival Turkish groups have independently invaded Eastern Roman Anatolia for many years but had gained little success in acquiring territory until Alp Arslan, as leader of the dominant Seljuqs, conducts a series of campaigns into Anatolia, which are extended by attacks from autonomous Turkmen bands.
In 1064, he seizes Ani, the former Armenian capital, and …
Locations
People
Groups
- Persian people
- Armenian people
- Oghuz Turks
- 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
