Battle of Mersivan

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The Battle of Mersivan was fought between the European Crusaders and the Seljuk Turks led by Kilij Arslan I in Northern Anatolia during the Crusade of 1101. The Turks decisively defeated the Crusaders, who lost an estimated four-fifths of their army near the mountains of Paphlagonia at Mersivan (Mersifon).

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Sultanate of RumDanishmendid dynastybattleKingdom of FranceHoly Roman EmpireByzantine Empire

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1101 Battle of Mersivan
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