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From a 15th-century illustrated French translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium.
Alp Arslan humiliating Emperor Romanos IV — From a 15th-century illustrated French translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium.
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Alp Arslan humiliating Emperor Romanos IV From a 15th-century illustrated French translation of Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium.
In this 15th-century French miniature depicting the Battle of Manzikert, the combatants are clad in contemporary Western European armour.
Romain IV & Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert (1071) — In this 15th-century French miniature depicting the Battle of Manzikert, the combatants are clad in contemporary Western European armour.
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Romain IV & Alp Arslan at the Battle of Manzikert (1071) In this 15th-century French miniature depicting the Battle of Manzikert, the combatants are clad in contemporary Western European armour.
Carved ivory plaque  which some scholars think may be Eudokia and Romanos IV being crowned by Christ. There are two inscriptions in Greek language written on the ivory plaque:
Romanos Ivory — Carved ivory plaque which some scholars think may be Eudokia and Romanos IV being crowned by Christ. There are two inscriptions in Greek language written on the ivory plaque: "Romanos, Emperor of the Romans" and "Eudokia, Empress of the Romans"
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Romanos Ivory Carved ivory plaque which some scholars think may be Eudokia and Romanos IV being crowned by Christ. There are two inscriptions in Greek language written on the ivory plaque: "Romanos, Emperor of the Romans" and "Eudokia, Empress of the Romans"
cropped from photo of the
Eudokia — cropped from photo of the "Romanos Ivory"
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Eudokia cropped from photo of the "Romanos Ivory"
cropped from Miniature painted illustration from the Majma' al-Tawarikh of Hafiz 'Abru. Depicts accession to the throne of Herat by Alp Arslan (20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072)
Alp Arslan — cropped from Miniature painted illustration from the Majma' al-Tawarikh of Hafiz 'Abru. Depicts accession to the throne of Herat by Alp Arslan (20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072)
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Alp Arslan cropped from Miniature painted illustration from the Majma' al-Tawarikh of Hafiz 'Abru. Depicts accession to the throne of Herat by Alp Arslan (20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072)
An imaginary drawing of derived from a Turkmenistan currency issued in 2009 AD
Tughrul Bey — An imaginary drawing of derived from a Turkmenistan currency issued in 2009 AD
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Tughrul Bey An imaginary drawing of derived from a Turkmenistan currency issued in 2009 AD
Battle of Dandanaqan fought between Ghaznavids and Seljuks in 1040
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Marble wall border, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 12th century CE. Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany
Ghaznavid wall border — Marble wall border, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 12th century CE. Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany
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Ghaznavid wall border Marble wall border, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 12th century CE. Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany
Ghaznavid Empire at its greatest extent in 1030 CE
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The Byzantines defeat the Bulgarians at Kleidion, Madrid Skylitzes
The Chronicle of Ioannis Skylitzis Bulagar Defeat — The Byzantines defeat the Bulgarians at Kleidion, Madrid Skylitzes
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The Chronicle of Ioannis Skylitzis Bulagar Defeat The Byzantines defeat the Bulgarians at Kleidion, Madrid Skylitzes
Bulgaria 11th century
Family Tree of the Cometopuli dynasty — Bulgaria 11th century
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