the battle of manzikert

Alp Arslan: "What would you do if I were brought before you as a prisoner?"
Romanos: "Perhaps I'd kill you, or exhibit you in the streets of Constantinople."
Alp Arslan: "My punishment is far heavier. I forgive you, and set you free."

The Battle of Manzikert, or Malazgirt, was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq forces led by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert (modern Malazgirt, Turkey, in Mus (province)). It resulted in one of the most decisive defeats of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of the Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes. The Battle of Manzikert played an important role in breaking the Byzantine resistance and preparing the way for Turkish settlement in Anatolia.

The battle marked the high point of the initial Turkish incursions and was followed up two years later with a large influx of Turkish settlers and soldiers, many at the request of the crumbling Byzantine Empire. However, the battle was not the slaughter that many historians, including contemporary writers, have stressed it to be — large numbers of mercenaries and Anatolian levies fled and survived the battle, thanks in part to Alp Arslan's refusal to pursue them. All the Byzantine commanders, including Romanos, survived to participate in the numerous civil conflicts that wrecked Anatolia. Nonetheless, the Byzantine Empire would never again be able to muster a force as large, nor as distantly projected, as that which took part in the fateful battle

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[KataKitchen]

Turks won the battle because muslim infantry has curved swords. Curved. Swords.

[dolconov]

what this thame song ?

[MrStergios76]

i dont find point to fucking wars every nation been empire that fall from time to time i agree to some persons that says goverments and ministers and kings are the true enemies of the people personal i will not serve any fucking king or general and i dont care if his name is richard the lionheart or arslan or alexander the great they were kill you if you disagree with them so die to hell all of this mother fucker generals that brings victory to every nation because the soldiers are so fool

[MrStergios76]

the roman army at matzikert were mercenaries from north europe

[Oyrad58]

@Goy09 there were no muslims for fighting with roman side u dickhole. but there were christian Turks in roman army, just like Kypchaks and Pecheneks. losers always have excuses, the truth is Seljuks fucked and crushed huge roman army in the manzikert

[Goy09]

@Oyrad58 It's false information. The Romans were betrayed by the Muslims who fought for them and contributed to the Turkish victory in this war.

[Oyrad58]

battle of manzikert;

byzantine army ; 70.000 men (including european mercenaries)

Turkish army; 20.000

a crushing defeat ....

[Ekremkral]

A watcher came in the tent and said:My SULTAN! Huge Crusader army coming!! Alp arslan replied:not a problem and we are approaching them.

[Supervision39]

@McKunikoS yes you right pictures are false.. but if you know when first crusade army moving on anatolia they were 500 000 but when they reached tripoli they are just 75000 (it depends) and teutonic knights were crushed by TURK SIPAHI's and just first crusade can reach their goal others were shattered...

[TheTurkicWorld]

@fstav1 turks true homeland is china. china stole our lands. this is why turks move to west, and conquered weak eruopean