Battle of Philomelion
The Battle of Philomelion (Latinised as Philomelium - modern Akşehir) of 1116 consisted of a series of clashes over a number of days between a Byzantine expeditionary army under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the forces of the Sultanate of Rûm under Sultan Malik Shah; it occurred in the course of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars. The Seljuk forces attacked the Byzantine army a number of times to no effect; having suffered losses to his army in the course of these attacks, Malik Shah sued for peace.
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| Byzantine Empire | Sultanate of Rum | ||||||
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| Alexios I Komnenos | Sultan Malik Shah | ||||||
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