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Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army.

Battle of Kapetron

Battle of the Byzantine–Seljuq wars, 1048

The Battle of Kapetron or Kapetrou was fought between a Byzantine-Georgian army and the Seljuq Turks at the plain of Kapetron in 1048. The event was the culmination of a major raid led by the Seljuq prince Ibrahim Inal into Byzantine-ruled Armenia. A combination of factors meant…
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Seljuk Empire

Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim empire (1037–1194)

The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. The empire spanned a total area of 3.9 million square kilometres from Anatolia and the Levant in the west…
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September 18

Day of the year

September 18 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 104 days remain until the end of the year.
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