Suleiman, Sultan of Rûm, had left Nicaea…

1085 CE

Suleiman, Sultan of Rûm, had left Nicaea in 1084 to expand his holdings to the east and to the south, leaving his kinsman Abu'l Qasim in charge.

In 1085, he captures Antioch and proceeds to massacre its inhabitants.

Moreover, the treasures of the church of St. Cassianus are stolen and the church is converted into a mosque.

Locations
Antioch > Antakya Hatay Turkey View →

People
Abu'l Qasim View → Alexios I Komnenos View → Kilij Arslan I View → Malik-Shah I View → Suleiman bin Qutalmish View →

Groups
Persian people View → Armenian people View → Oghuz Turks View → Islam View → Muslims, Sunni View → Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad) View → Mazyadid (Al-Mazeedi) state of Iraq View → Ghaznavids View → Turkmen people View → Fatimid Caliphate View → 'Uqaylid Dynasty of Mosul View → Georgia, (Bagratid) Kingdom of View → Seljuq Empire (Isfahan) View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Rum, Sultanate of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored View →

Commodities
Weapons View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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