1075 Jan 1
Beylik of Danishmends
Sivas, Turkey
The defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert allowed the Turks, including forces loyal to Danishmend Gazi, to occupy nearly all of Anatolia. Danishmend Gazi and his forces took as their lands central Anatolia, conquering the cities of Neocaesarea, Tokat, Sivas, and Euchaita. This state controls a major route from Syria to the Byzantine Empire and this becomes a strategically important during the First Crusades.
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