List of battles involving the Seljuk Empire
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This is an incomplete list of battles fought by the Seljuk Empire.
| Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Turkey | Afghanistan | Iran | Iraq | Uzbekistan | Syria | Georgia |
( Color legend for the location of the battle )
| Year | Name | Location | Seljuk commander | Opponent | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1032 | Battle of Dabusiyya | Ali-Tegin & Seljuk allies | Altun Tash (Ghaznavid general) | Indecisive[1] | |
| 1035 | Battle of Nasa | Tabaristan | Chaghri Beg | Begtoghdi (Ghaznavid chamberlain) | Seljuq Turks[2] |
| 1038 | Battle of Sarakhs | Sarakhs | Tughril | Abu'l-Fadl Suri (Ghaznavid governor of Khurasan) | Seljuq Turks[3] |
| 1040 | Battle of Dandanaqan | near Merv | Chaghri Beg, Tughril | Mas'ud I of Ghazni (Ghaznavid Sultan) | Seljuq Turks[4] |
| November 1040 | Siege of Zaranj | Zaranj | Ertash (Seljuq Turks) | Abu l-Fadl (Ghaznavid commander) | Abu l-Fadl joined Seljuq Turks and Zaranj was occupied.[5] |
| 1043-44 | Tokharistan | Alp Arslan | Mawdud (Ghaznavid Sultan) | Seljuq Turks[6] | |
| 1045-6 | near Zaranj | Ertash (Seljuq Turks) | Ghaznavids[7] | ||
| 1046 | Battle of Ganja | near Ganja | Qutalmish | Byzantine army | Seljuk Turks[8] |
| 1048 | Battle of Kapetrou | near Erzurum | İbrahim Yinal Qutalmish |
Katakalon Kekaumenos (Byzantine general) | Seljuk Turks[9] |
| 1051 | Battle of Hupyan | Hupyan | Alp Arslan | Toghrul of Ghazna (Ghaznavid general) | Ghaznavids[10] |
| 1063 | Battle of Damghan | Damghan | Alp Arslan | Qutalmish | Alp Arslan[11] |
| 1064 | Siege of Akhalkalaki | Akhalkalaki | Alp Arslan | Bagrat IV of Georgia | Alp Arslan[12] |
| 1064 | Siege of Ani (1064) | Ani | Alp Arslan | Byzantine Empire | Alp Arslan[13] |
| 1071 | Battle of Manzikert | Malazgirt | Alp Arslan | Emperor Romanos IV | Alp Arslan[14] |
| 1074 | Battle of Partskhisi | Partskhisi | Savtegin | George II of Georgia | George II[15] |
| 1086 | Battle of Aleppo | near Aleppo, Syria | Suleiman ibn Qutalmish | Tutush I | Tutush I[16] |
| 1095 | Battle of Rey | near Rey, Iran | Tutush I Emir of Damascus |
Barkiyaruq Sultan Seljuk Empire |
Barkiyaruq[17] |
| 1097 | Battle of Dorylaeum | Dorylaeum | Kilij Arslan I, Gazi Gümüshtigin | Crusaders: Bohemond of Taranto Robert Curthose Godfrey of Bouillon Adhemar of Le Puy |
Crusader victory[18] |
| 1107 | Siege of Shahdiz | Shahdiz, near Isfahan, Iran | Muhammad I Tapar | Da'i Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash of the Nizari Ismaili state | Seljuk Turks |
| 1107 | Battle of Khabur River | near Mosul, Iraq | Kilij Arslan I | Muhammad I Tapar | Muhammad I Tapar[19] |
| 1115 | Battle of Sarmin | Sarmin, Syria | Bursuq bin Bursuq of Hamadan |
Roger of Salerno Regent of Antioch |
Roger of Salerno[20] |
| 1117 | 2nd Battle of Ghazni | plain of Shahrabad, near Ghazni[21] | Ahmad Sanjar Bahram-Shah |
Arslan Shah (Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire) | Ahmad Sanjar (Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire)[21] |
| 1119 | Battle of Saveh | Saveh, Iran | Mahmud II of Great Seljuq | Ahmad Sanjar | Ahmad Sanjar[22] |
| 1121 | Battle of Didgori | Didgori Valley | Ilghazi | David IV of Georgia | David IV[23] |
| 1141 | Battle of Qatwan | north Samarkand | Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire | Yelü Dashi, Emperor of the Qara Khitai | Qara Khitai[24] |
| 1152 | Battle of Nab | Near Herat | Ala al-Din Husayn(Ghurid) | Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire | Ahmad Sanjar [25] |
| 1176 | Battle of Myriokephalon | Near Lake Beyşehir | Kilij Arslan II Sultan of Rum |
Manuel I Komnenos Byzantine Emperor |
Sultanate of Rum[26] |
| 1194 | Battle of Rey | near Rey, Iran | Tughril III, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire | Qutluq Inandj Khwarazmian general |
Khwarazmians |
| 1243 | Battle of Kose Dag | between Erzincan and Gümüşhane | Kaykhusraw II Sultan of Rum |
Baiju Mongol general |
Mongols[27] |