For other uses, see Siege of Nicaea (disambiguation)

After the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Seljuk Turks had initially offered the Byzantine empire under Romanos IV lenient peace terms. However, Romanos IV was deposed, and the peace terms revoked by the Byzantines. Another army sent by the Byzantines against the Seljuk Turks was defeated in 1073. Further rebellions throughout the Byzantine empire ensured that what few troops remained could not be turned against the Seljuk Turks. The new emperor, Nikephoros III, failed to reverse these losses in Asia minor. Command of the Byzantine armies was entrusted to Alexius Comnenus, who was engaged in suppressing various rebellions in Thrace, Epirus and Asia Minor. As the Seljuk Turks advanced from Manzikert, the peasants fled before them, ruining the already over-stretched theme system. Combatants Byzantine Empire Crusader States Seljuq Turks Strength Potential to raise 100,000 c. ... Events Sunset Crater Volcano first erupts. ... [Neilhughandafriendlypeasant. ... Iznik ceramic pitcher with flower decoration from ca. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Image File history File links Buyuk_selcuklu_devleti. ... The Sultanate of Rûm was a Seljuk sultanate in Anatolia from 1077 to 1307. ... Michael VII Ducas or Parapinakes, was the eldest son of Constantine X Ducas and Eudocia Macrembolitissa. ... Süleyman Ibn Kutalmish (سليمان بن قتلمش Sulāyman bin Kutalmish, also Suleiman ibn Kutalmish; died in 1086) was the Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rûm in Anatolia from 1077 until his death. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Crusader States Seljuq Turks Strength Potential to raise 100,000 c. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Seljuk Turks Commanders Byzantine emperor Leader of the Seljuk Turks & Sultanate of Rum Strength Capable of raising 100,000 troops with theme system 30,000-40,000 of horsemen Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Caesarea occurred in 1064 when the Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan attacked... Combatants Byzantine Empire Great Seljuk Sultanate Commanders Romanus IV #, Nikephoros Bryennios, Theodore Alyates, Andronikos Doukas Alp Arslan Strength ~ 20,000 [1] (40,000 initial) ~ 20,000 [2] - 70,000[1] Casualties ~ 8,000 [3] Unknown The Battle of Manzikert, or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turkic... Combatants Byzantine Empire Great Seljuk Sultanate Commanders Byzantine garrison Commander Malik Shah I Strength unknown unknown Casualties unknown unknown In 1071 the Seljuk Turks, originating from central Asia, had dealt a crushing defeat to the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert. ... Combatants Crusaders, Byzantine Empire Sultanate of Rum Commanders Bohemund of Taranto, Raymond IV of Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon, Manuel Boutoumites Kilij Arslan I Strength Crusaders: ~ 30,000 infantry ~ 4,200-4,500 cavalry [1] Byzantines: 2,000 peltasts [2] ~ 10,000 [3] + Nicaean garrison Casualties Unknown Unknown For other uses... Combatants Byzantine Empire Sultanate of Rum Strength Unknown Unknown Following the success of the First Crusade and the failure of the Crusade of 1101, the Turks resumed their offensive operations against the Byzantines. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Sultanate of Rum Commanders Alexios I Komnenos Sultan Malik Shahr Strength Unknown Unknown Following the success of the First Crusade and the failure of the Crusade of 1101, the Turks resumed their offensive operations against the Byzantines. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Sultanate of Rüm Commanders Manuel I Comnenus Baldwin of Antioch † John Cantacuzenus Andronicus Vatatzes † Kilij Arslan II Strength About 25,000 (possibly 50,000?) 70,000 Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Myriokephalon, also known as the Myriocephalum, or Miryakefalon Savaşı in Turkish, was a battle... Combatants Seljuq Turks Commanders Unknown Sultan Kilij Arslan II Strength Unknown Unknown The siege of Cotyaeum was the successful capture of the city by Seljuk Turk forces from the Byzantines. ... Combatants Empire of Nicaea Sultanate of Rum Commanders Unknown Sultan Kai-Khusrau Strength Unknown Unknown The siege of Antalya was a successful Turkic capture of a southern-western port in Asia Minor. ... Combatants Empire of Nicaea Sultanate of Rum Commanders Unknown Sultan Kai-Khusrau Strength Unknown Unknown The Siege of Nicaea in 1210 was an unsuccessful attempt to take the capital of the Nicaean Empire by the Sultanate of Rum. ... Combatants Empire of Nicaea Sultanate of Rum Commanders Unknown Unknown Strength Unknown Unknown Sometime before 1231, the Nicaean Empire succeeded in driving back the Turks from the Meander valley and thus reestablishing Christian rule over some parts of Anatolia that had been lost after 1180. ... Siege of Nicaea may refer to: Siege of Nicaea (1097), part of the First Crusade. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Great Seljuk Sultanate Commanders Romanus IV #, Nikephoros Bryennios, Theodore Alyates, Andronikos Doukas Alp Arslan Strength ~ 20,000 [1] (40,000 initial) ~ 20,000 [2] - 70,000[1] Casualties ~ 8,000 [3] Unknown The Battle of Manzikert, or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turkic... Nicephorus Botaniates. ... Alexios I may refer to the following persons: Alexios I Komnenos or Alexius I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor 1081–1118 Alexios I Megas Komnenos or Alexius I Megas Comnenus, great-great-grandson of the above, Emperor of Trebizond 1204–1222 Patriarch Alexius I, 13th Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia. ... Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak  Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Attic Greek: ThrāíkÄ“ or ThrēíkÄ“, Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ... Epirus, spanning Greece and Albania. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to...

Nicaea

The city was a strong point for the Byzantines, not an easy prize for the Seljuk Turks. In 1077 and 1078, the city changed hands many times until it finally was secured by the Seljuk Turks in 1078. The city was taken by the Seljuks as a price for assisting the various coups that occurred during the civil war of the Byzantine Empire.

Legacy

The loss of Nicaea was bitter, but Nicaea had fallen before: it had been lost to the Persians in the 7th century and then been recaptured. However, even though the Seljuk Turks were by now becoming less united and more interested in marching towards the Levant and into Syria, the Byzantines were unfortunate in that they had to fight the Normans in the West. Nikephoros III was able to march on to Constantinople from Nicaea with the aid of its new Seljuk owners in 1078 and depose emperor Michael VII. However, the sacrifice of Nicaea was to no avail for Nikephoros who was deposed. Alexius Comnenus rose to power in 1081 and began restoring the Empire, reclaiming the city in 1097. Michael VII Ducas or Parapinakes, was the eldest son of Constantine X Ducas and Eudocia Macrembolitissa. ... Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus Alexius I (1048–August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the third son of John Comnenus, nephew of Isaac I Comnenus (emperor 1057–1059). ...