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Myriokephalon, Battle of
The Battle of Myriokephalon, also known as the Myriocephalum, or Miryokefalon Savaşı in Turkish, is a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia on September 17, 1176.
The battle is a strategic reverse for the Byzantine forces, who are ambushed when moving through a mountain pass.
It is to be the final, unsuccessful effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.