Tribe from Central Asia that converted to Islam in the 11th century and seize Anatolia from the Byzantine Empire

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Marin Sawyer

11 May, 19:34

Tribe from Central Asia that converted to Islam in the 11th century and seize Anatolia from the Byzantine Empire

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Beckett Delacruz · Answer 1

The Seljuks.

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The Seljuk are a people of Turkic origin. Armies of the Seljuk Empire clashed with the forces of the Byzantine Empire at the Manzikert Plains on August 26, 1071 AD. The Byzantine army was crushed and slaughtered by the victorious Seljuks. Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes was taken captive. The Byzantine strength was seriously weakened and Turkmens took control of Anatolia, where they spread.