The Battle of Vaspurakan took place between Seljuk and Byzantine forces in 1046 during which the Turks raided Vaspurakan and then defeated and captured its governor.[1][3][2]
| Battle of Vaspurakan | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Byzantine–Seljuq wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Seljuk Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Qutalmish | Stephanos (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Seljuk ruler Tughril Bey sent Ibrahim Yinal and Qutalmish to Azerbaijan, they advanced towards the lands inhabited by the Armenians and Georgians.[2] The son of Chaghri Bey, Yakuti, conquered al-Jebel, Daylem and parts of Azerbaijan.[2] The Seljuk advance had therefore reached the Aras river. In 1046 the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines in the Battle of Ganja.[2] Following this battle the Seljuk Turks entered into another conflict with the Byzantines.[2]
In 1046 Qutalmish initiated a conflict with the Byzantines, this was because the Seljuks were denied permission to cross Lake Van by the regent of Vaspurakan, Stephanos.[4] As a result, a battle ensued and Qutalmish emerged victorious over the Byzantine regent.[1][4][2][5] Stephanos was taken captive by the Seljuks and sold in a slave market in Tabriz.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Yıldız Kaya. "KUTALMIŞ BEY'İN ANADOLU'YU FETİH ÇALIŞMALARI VE İSYANI". Vankulu Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). No. 3. p. 184.
- ^ Andrews, Tara L.. Mattʿēos Uṙhayecʿi and His Chronicle: History as Apocalypse in a Crossroads of Cultures. Brill, 2016.
- ^ a b Selçuklu-Mervanî ilişkileri (429-486/1038-1093). Babür, Mehtap. 2018. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University.
- ^ KAYA, Abdullah. "BAŞLANGICINDAN 1071’E KADAR TÜRKLERİN ANADOLU'YA AKINLARI HAKKINDA BİR DEĞERLENDİRME." p.223.
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