Battle of Myriokephalon

Battle of Myriokephalon
	Part of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars
	; This image by Gustave Doré shows the Turkish ambush at the pass of Myriokephalon.
Date	17 September 1176
Location	Pass of Tzivritze, near the fortress of Myriokephalon (not presently identified), west of Konya, Anatolia
Result	Seljuk victory Military balance maintained;
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire; Hungary; Principality of Antioch; Principality of Serbia	Sultanate of Rum
Commanders and leaders
Manuel I Komnenos Andronikos Kontostephanos; Baldwin of Antioch †; John Kantakouzenos †; Andronikos Lampardas; Theodore Mavrozomes; Constantine Makrodoukas; Ampud; Leustach Rátót;	Kilij Arslan II
Strength
25,000–40,000	Unknown (likely smaller)
Casualties and losses
Approx. 1⁄4 of the army or half of those troops who were directly attacked (left and right wings only),; possibly heavy	Unknown
	Location within Turkey

The Battle of Myriokephalon (also known as the Battle of Myriocephalum, Greek: Μάχη του Μυριοκέφαλου, Turkish: Miryokefalon Savaşı or Düzbel Muharebesi) was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in the mountains west of Iconium (Konya) in southwestern Turkey on 17 September 1176. The battle was a strategic reverse for the Byzantine forces, who were ambushed when moving through a mountain pass.

It was to be the final, unsuccessful effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

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