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Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders led by prince Bohemond of Taranto defeat a Seljuk army led by sultan Kilij Arslan I.
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Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
Early battle during the First Crusade
The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on 1 July 1097 between the crusader forces and the Seljuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia. Though the Turkish forces of Kilij Arslan nearly wiped out the Crusader contingent of Bohemond, other Crusaders…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crusades
Religious wars of the High Middle Ages
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding territories from Muslim rule.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bohemond I of Antioch
11/12th-century prince of Taranto and Antioch; military leader in the First Crusade
Bohemond I of Antioch, also known as Bohemond of Taranto or Bohemond of Hauteville, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the First Crusade, leading a contingent of Normans on the quest eastward. Knowledgeable…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Seljuk dynasty
Oghuz Turkic dynasty
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kilij Arslan I
Sultan of Rum from 1092 to 1107
Kilij Arslan ibn Suleiman (1079–1107) was the Seljuk sultan of Rûm. He reigned from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the earliest attacks from Christian forces. He also re-established the Sultanate of Rum…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 1
Day of the year
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 183 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)