Battle of Manzikert

1071

Seljuk victory that opens Anatolia to the Turks.

Type: Battle
Date: 1071
Place: Anatolia

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Who was alive during Battle of Manzikert

William the Conqueror c. 1028–1087, king
Shen Kuo 1031–1095, polymath
Omar Khayyam 1048–1131, poet
Al-Ghazali c. 1058–1111, theologian and philosopher