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Seljuk Settlement in Asia Minor

Type Event Region Asia Minor Time 1081–1090

In the 1080s, Seljuk Turks continued to infiltrate and settle in Asia Minor after the Battle of Manzikert.…

Timeline

  1. 1081–1085Nicaea · BithyniaSulayman ibn Qutulmish consolidated Seljuk power centered on Nicaea, controlling strategic points on the southeastern shore of the Sea of Marmara and attracting Turkic nomads to settle.
  2. 1086–1090Konya plain · Central AnatoliaTurkic groups spread into the Anatolian interior, establishing pastures and military colonies (Oghuz-style settlements); the Byzantine frontier defense system came under sustained pressure, and the demographic makeup of local Christian communities began to change.

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