Manuel's expedition against the Turks, 1176. - W. M. Ramsay Cover Image

Manuel’in Türklere Karşi Seferi, 1176. - W. M. Ramsay
Manuel's expedition against the Turks, 1176. - W. M. Ramsay

Author(s): William Mitchell Ramsay
Contributor(s): Arslan Durdu (Translator), Fatih Demir (Translator)
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Military history, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversity
Keywords: Myriokephalo War; Miryokefalon War; Tzibritz Passage; Khoma; Sublaio's Historical Geography; Turkey Seljuk Empire; the Byzantine Empire;

Summary/Abstract: The Seljuks, who returned to the west from its foundation, followed the policy of a systematic conquest, and turned Anatolia into Turkish homeland. The fate of the Turkish communities, who wanted to establish their dominance both in Turkestan and Turkestan, was always dependent on the victories of the Turkish armies on the battlefields. For this reason, the Turkish armies have won great victories that change the course of history and determine the destiny of Turkishness. One of the most important turning points of Turkish History is the victory of 1071 Malazgirt and the other is the 17th September 1176 Myriokephalon. The victory of Malazgirt, the conquest of Anatolia and the victory of Myriokephalon, enabled the Turks to be permanent in these lands. History of Myriokephalon War, the name of the place of the war in the foreground in the work done about the so-called ambush war. W. Mitchell Ramsay was the first person to claim that the Myriokephalon War took place in Düzbel with this article in 1886, which we translated. Ramsay was later influenced by Wilhelm Tomaschek and changed his claim of Düzbel in his 1895 book The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia. In the mentioned work; The passage through which the Manuel was defeated is expressed in the words of Limnai [Egirdir / Hoyran Lake] and Gondani [Kumdanlı], where each side is surrounded by a steep cliff. Iyle WM Ramsay, although even he later gave up his Düzbel also discussed the opinion was made in the wooded war revealed throws, we made our translation of this article in the Byzantine Lakes Region of Turkey securities of the operation due to reveal valuable insights on the defense system created against the Seljuks a nothing has been reduced.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 329-337
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Turkish