Medievalists.net » Seljuks http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 BOOK REVIEW: “Defending the City of God” : A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem, by Sharan Newman http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49497 This is my review of Sharan Newman's latest book, Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/feed/ 0 How important was the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 to the Rise of the Seljuk Turks? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/29/how-important-was-the-battle-of-manzikert-in-1071-to-the-rise-of-the-seljuk-turks/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/29/how-important-was-the-battle-of-manzikert-in-1071-to-the-rise-of-the-seljuk-turks/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:48:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43936 The Battle of Manzikert has received relatively little study in modern Western academia, and the majority of both primary and secondary sources have not been translated

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/29/how-important-was-the-battle-of-manzikert-in-1071-to-the-rise-of-the-seljuk-turks/feed/ 0 The Failed Experience: Why Did Manuel Komnenos Lose the Battle at Myriokephalon? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/27/the-failed-experience-why-did-manuel-komnenos-lose-the-battle-at-myriokephalon/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/27/the-failed-experience-why-did-manuel-komnenos-lose-the-battle-at-myriokephalon/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:47:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42393 On the 17th of September, 1176, a huge Byzantine army entered a defile some 40 km east of modern Konya. The Byzantine chronicles call it Myriokephalon

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/27/the-failed-experience-why-did-manuel-komnenos-lose-the-battle-at-myriokephalon/feed/ 0 The Construction of the Two Palaces: The Composition of the Song of Digenis Akritas and the Claim for the Anatolic Hegemony of Alexius Komnenos http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/15/the-construction-of-the-two-palaces-the-composition-of-the-song-of-digenis-akritas-and-the-claim-for-the-anatolic-hegemony-of-alexius-komnenos/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/15/the-construction-of-the-two-palaces-the-composition-of-the-song-of-digenis-akritas-and-the-claim-for-the-anatolic-hegemony-of-alexius-komnenos/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:59:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34836 The arrival of the Komnenos-Doukas faction at the imperial throne, with the rising of Alexius Komnenos in 1081, represents a strong change in the rhetoric and sharing of power in Byzantium.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/25/diplomacy-gone-to-seed-a-history-of-byzantine-foreign-relations-a-d-1047-57/feed/ 0 Acropolites And Gregoros On The Byzantine- Seljuk Confrontation At Antioch-On-The Maeander (A.D.1211). English Translation And Commentary http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/17/acropolites-and-gregoros-on-the-byzantine-seljuk-confrontation-at-antioch-on-the-maeander-a-d-1211-english-translation-and-commentary/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/17/acropolites-and-gregoros-on-the-byzantine-seljuk-confrontation-at-antioch-on-the-maeander-a-d-1211-english-translation-and-commentary/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:25:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21901 Modern research has conclusively established that the battle of Antiochad-Maenderum in Phrygia, considered to be the third most hotly contested confrontation between the Byzantines and the Seljuks since Manzikert (Malasgirt) in 1071 and Myriocephalum (Çardak) in 1176, took place is the spring or early summer of A.D. 1211 and not in A.D. 1210, as it was previously believed

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/17/acropolites-and-gregoros-on-the-byzantine-seljuk-confrontation-at-antioch-on-the-maeander-a-d-1211-english-translation-and-commentary/feed/ 0 Medieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/25/medieval-syriac-historians%e2%80%99-perceptions-of-the-turks/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/25/medieval-syriac-historians%e2%80%99-perceptions-of-the-turks/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:20:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20165 Medieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks By Mark Dickens MPhil Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2004 Introduction: The eleventh through thirteenth centuries were eventful times in the Middle East, marking the end of exclusive Arab dominance in the heartland of Islam and the beginning of Turkish rule, which continued until the demise of the Ottoman […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/25/medieval-syriac-historians%e2%80%99-perceptions-of-the-turks/feed/ 0 Portrayals of the Later Abbasid Caliphs: The Role of the Caliphate in Buyid and Saljūq-era Chronicles, 936-1180 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/15/portrayals-of-the-later-abbasid-caliphs-the-role-of-the-caliphate-in-buyid-and-saljuq-era-chronicles-936-1180/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/15/portrayals-of-the-later-abbasid-caliphs-the-role-of-the-caliphate-in-buyid-and-saljuq-era-chronicles-936-1180/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:09:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=19704 While the caliphs lacked military power during the Buyid and Saljūq eras, they were not mere hostages of the secular powers in the eyes of the chroniclers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/15/portrayals-of-the-later-abbasid-caliphs-the-role-of-the-caliphate-in-buyid-and-saljuq-era-chronicles-936-1180/feed/ 0 The Battle of Manzikert: Military Disaster or Political Failure? http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/01/the-battle-of-manzikert-military-disaster-or-political-failure/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/01/the-battle-of-manzikert-military-disaster-or-political-failure/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:48:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=19223 This paper examines Romanus’ Manzikert campaign and the significance of his defeat, and assesses whether the Byzantine position in Anatolia was recoverable, and if so, why that recovery failed?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/01/the-battle-of-manzikert-military-disaster-or-political-failure/feed/ 0 Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/13/debacle-at-manzikert-1071-prelude-to-the-crusades/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/13/debacle-at-manzikert-1071-prelude-to-the-crusades/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:04:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=16981 Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades By Brian Carey Medieval History Magazine, Issue 5 (2004) Introduction: The Seljuks, like other Central Asian nomads before them, relied on light cavalry horse archers as their primary means of attack. These Turks proved irresistible on the battlefield, conquering the Muslim states in present day Syria, northern […]

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