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Arslan of Rum Biography and Timeline

Follow Arslan of Rum through 6 dated historical records for Turkey.

Arslan of Rum, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1097–1110Years on this page

1097

Battle of Dorylaeum

Sultan · Dorylaeum · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

The Crusaders manage not to be overcome by 50,000 mounted Turkish archers. The Crusaders avoid defeat & are able to march on Syria & Anatolia

Role range: 1096-1099

1102

Capture of Mosul

Sultan · Mosul · Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War

The Seljuks of Rum dispute the power of Ridwan & Arslan captures Mosul

1107

Battle of Khabur River

Sultan · River Khabur · Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War

Arslan of Rum is defeated & killed by Ridwan

Battle of Mosul

Sultan · Mosul · Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War

Drowned during the Battle of Mosul

Death of Arslan of Rum

Sultan · Mosul · Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War

Death of Arslan of Rum, drowned during the Battle of Mosul

1110

Siege of Outremer

Sultan · Outremer · Warfare / Turkey-Byzantium War

Defeats 3 Crusader armies marching to the relief of Outremer

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.