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- The Seljuks won significant victories in Asia Minor against Byzantine armies, notably at the Battle of Manzikert in ancient Armenia in August 1071. As a consequence, they gained control of such great cities as Edessa and Antioch and, c. 1078, the Seljuks created the Sultanate of Rum with their capital at Nicaea in Bithynia in northwest Asia Minor.
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The Sultanate of Rûm seceded from the Great Seljuk Empire under Suleiman ibn Qutalmish in 1077, just six years after the Byzantine provinces of central Anatolia were conquered at the Battle of Manzikert (1071). It had its capital first at Nicaea and then at Iconium.
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule.
- 15 August 1096-12 August 1099 [A]
- Crusader victory
- The Levant and Anatolia
Sep 13, 2023 · Around 1090, during the rule of Malik Shah I in the Seljuk Empire, Anatolia to the west was controlled independently by Suleiman ibn Qutalmish as the Sultanate of Rum, leading to disputes with the Byzantine Empire.
Apr 22, 2019 · Additionally, a distant relative, Kilij Arslan I, had founded the Sultanate of Rum in Anatolia, while Syria came under the rule of Tutush I, one of Kilij Arslan’s brothers. While this fragmentation was going on, the Seljuks faced a new enemy from the west in the form of the First Crusade.
YearEvent1202Süleyman II annexes Saltukid realm ( ...1202Kingdom of Georgia defeats Süleyman II at ...1204Kılıç Arslan III (1204–1205)1205Keyhüsrev I (1205–1211) (second time)- Dhwty
Bohemund of Taranto, Godfrey of Bouillon and Adhemar of Le Puy of First Crusade defeat Kılıç Arslan I two times, first in a battle before Nicaea and then in the battle of Dorylaeum (near modern Eskişehir, Central Anatolia).
YearEvent1202Süleyman II annexes Saltukid realm ( ...1202Kingdom of Georgia defeats Süleyman II at ...1204Kılıç Arslan III (1204–1205)1205Keyhüsrev I (1205–1211) (second time)Oct 27, 2021 · The gains made by the Seljuk Empire in eastern Anatolia likely triggered the First Crusade (1095-1099). Examples of rulers to hold the title of Sultan of Seljuk Empire include Malik Shah I (reign – 1072-1092), Mahmud bin Malik Shah (reign: 1092-1094), and Muhammad I Tapar (reign: 1105-1118).
Jul 9, 2018 · The First Crusade (1095-1102) was a military campaign by western European forces to recapture the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim control.
