بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “If the world was one country, Constantinople would be its capital”. Serving as the ‘crossroads of the world’, Constantinople was the jewel of the mighty Byzantine empire and had, since its birth, been the target of many empires and dynasties. For over 1000 years, 23 armies had besieged the great…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The decisive encounter between the Seljuks and Byzantines on the fields of Manzikert in 1071 set in motion events that opened one of the most brutal chapters in the annals of history – The crusades. How did a battle in Eastern Anatolia begin a domino effect of events that led to…
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