1071 in History

Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV

Bari was reduced in April 1071, and Byzantine forces were finally ousted from southern Italy

Earl Morcar is captured after the collapse of resistance at Ely.

William's forces overcome the rebel position at Ely, ending the last major organized Anglo-Saxon resistance to his rule.

Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection. Brought back to Constantinople, Romanos is blinded (June 29, 1072) and sent into exile to the island of Proti

The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia

The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia

Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert

After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor

After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor

The Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper Battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios, the right wing under Theodore Alyates, and the centre under the Emperor

The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia

Victory at the Battle of Manzikert cuts off pilgrim routes to Jerusalem, prompts the 1st Crusade

Victory at the Battle of Manzikert enables the Turks to consolidate control of the central Anatolian plateau

Victory at the Battle of Manzikert opens up Asia Minor to the Turks

Victory at the Battle of Manzikert over the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV who is captured

The Byzantine army gathers itself into a battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions with the left wing under Bryennios the right wing under Theodore Alyates and the centre under the Emperor

The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes undermines Byzantine control Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia

Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures

The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslans full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner. Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios, who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more

Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive

Doukas escapes from the Battle of Manzikert and marches back to Constantinople where he leads a coup against Romanos and proclaimed Michael VII as basileus

The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia

The fallout from Manzikert was disastrous for the Byzantines, resulting in civil conflicts and an economic crisis that severely weakened the Byzantine Empire's ability to adequately defend its borders

After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor