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Battle of Dorylaeum

Battle of Dorylaeum was a battle fought on 25 October 1147 at Dorylaeum, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Second Crusade, which ran from 1147 to 1149. The recorded result: Seljuk victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought25 October 1147
WhereDorylaeum, Turkey39.783N, 30.517E
OutcomeSeljuk victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman EmpireagainstSultanate of Rum
Part ofSecond Crusade1147 to 1149

Where it sits in Second Crusade

Battle of Bosra, 1147Siege of Mahón, 1147Battle of Constantinople, 1147Battle of Dorylaeum, 1147Battle of Laodicea, 1147Battle of the Meander, 1147Battle of Ephesus, 1147Battle of Mount Cadmus, 1148Siege of Tortosa, 1148Siege of Damascus, 114811471148Battle of Dorylaeum, 1147
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Record

Date25 October 1147
PlaceDorylaeum, Turkey
39.783N, 30.517E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesClaims are of up to 90% of army killed, missing or captured (90% is an unreliable figure - see text), analysis of contemporary figures indicate a maximum of 63% deaths for the Crusade as a whole.
Commanders
  • Conrad III of Germany
  • Mesud I
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Elsewhere in 1147

Battle of Dorylaeum is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1678637, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dorylaeum (1147), revision 1385219793, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.