Battle of Iconium (1069)
Byzantine-Seljuk battle near Iconium
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The Battle of Iconium was an unsuccessful attempt by the Seljuk Empire to capture the Byzantine city of Iconium, during Alp Arslan's raids into Anatolia.
| Battle of Iconium (1069) | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Seljuk Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Manuel Komnenos | Afshin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
When the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes was busy campaigning in Hierapolis against the Mirdasids (who were allies of the Seljuks), the Turkoman commander Afshin, who had previously sacked the cities of Caesarea and Amorium, attempted to attack Iconium. There, the general Manuel Komnenos, counter-attacked him and defeated him in battle in late 1069.[1][2]
However, Afshin returned a few months later and defeated the commander Philaretos Brachamios near Melitene, after which he sacked Iconium.[3][4]