Seljuk campaigns in the Aegean
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Seljuk campaigns in the Aegean
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The Seljuk campaigns in the Aegean refer to the ground and naval actions conducted by the Seljuk Turks, chiefly under the leadership of Tzachas of Smyrna against the Byzantine Empire. A fierce opponent, Tzachas constructed the first Turkish navy and captured a few Aegean islands, supplemented by the conquest of Smyrna and Abydos. In the aftermath of the First Crusade Alexios I launched a counter-attack which regained the territories lost. Alexios was also able to rapidly quell the threat of Abu'
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Ground/naval actions c.1090
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_campaigns_in_the_Aegean
date created:
2008-04-03T02:21:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:40:40Z
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