The Battle of Myriokephalon takes place on September 17, 1176, in Phrygia (southwestern Turkey), ending in a decisive defeat of the Byzantine Empire by the Seljuk Turks. The battle marked the end of the Byzantine efforts to regain control of Anatolia from the Sultanate of Rum.
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