26 août 1071 - Battle of Manzikert
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Crushing defeat of the Byzantine army, led by Romanos IV Diogenes, by the Seljuk forces near Manzikert. This defeat led to a weakened Byzantine presence in Anatolia, allowing the migrating Turks to gradually take control of Asia Minor.
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