What the records say
- When
- 24 Jun 1211
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 28.57° E
- Description
- 1211 battle between the Empire of Nicaea and the Sultanate of Rum
Battle of Antioch on the Meander
Battle between Nicaea Empire and Seljuk Sultanate
The Battle of Antioch on the Meander was a military engagement near Antioch-on-the-Meander between the forces of the Empire of Nicaea and the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm. The Turkish defeat ensured continued Nicaean hegemony of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor. The Seljuk sultan, Kaykhusraw I, was killed on the field of battle. The battle took place near the modern town of Yamalak in Kuyucak district in Aydın Province.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Antioch on the Meander: Seljuk forces led by Sultan Kaykhusraw I are initially victorious with the Latin mercenary cavalry (some 800 men) bearing the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alaşehir Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Алашехире”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page