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Siege of Laodicea (1119) 1119

Siege of Laodicea (1119): JohnIIcomnenus
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1119Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationTurkeyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictByzantine–Ottoman warsWikidata P361
Coordinates37.8358, 29.1075Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Laodicea resulted in the Byzantine capture of the Seljuq Turkish city of Laodicea in 1119.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Laodicea (1119) (revision 1370742810), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

37.8358, 29.1075 · Turkey

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