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Seljuk Turks

Principality of Smyrna founded


Seljuk Turks

Principality of Smyrna founded

1081 Jan 1
Smyrna
Principality of Smyrna founded
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Originally in Byzantine service, Tzachas, a Seljuk Turkish military commander, rebelled and seized Smyrna, much of the Aegean coastlands of Asia Minor and the islands lying off shore. He founded a principality in Smyrna, giving the Seljuks access to Aegean Sea.

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