A battle that occurred in 1071 in Anatolia between the The Byzantine Empire under Romanos IV Diogenes and the Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan. This is generally accepted to be the point at which the Byzantines start to decline.
Views of the Battle of Manzikert
Nicephorus Botaniates is commander instead of Andronikos Doukas at Manziert
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Seljuks fail completely in Anatolia
Byzantines win Battle of Manzikert
Defeat at Manzikert - Where do the Turks go ?
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No Manzikert: What happens to the West and the Crusades?
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Isaac's Empire - A Byzantine timeline by Basileus Giorgios, in which the Battle of Manzikert is avoided.
Byzantine Empire Points of Divergence
Ottoman Empire Points of Divergence