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Siege of Nicaea
Siege of Nicaea was a siege conducted in 1113 at Nicaea, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars, which ran from 1048 to 1308. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 1113 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nicaea, Turkey 40.429N, 29.720E | |
| Part of | Byzantine–Seljuq Wars (1048 to 1308) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Byzantine victory | |
| Belligerents | Byzantine Empire | Sultanate of Rum |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Nicaea AD 727, same recorded site
- Siege of Nicaea 1097, same recorded site
- Siege of Nicaea 1328, same recorded site
- Siege of Nicée 1077, same recorded site
- Battle of Nicaea AD 193, 0.1 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Antioch 1084
- After: Battle of Philomelion 1116
- All 14 engagements of Byzantine–Seljuq Wars
Elsewhere in 1113
- Battle of Al-Sannabra Israel
Siege of Nicaea is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2549357, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nicaea (1113), revision 1370743982, 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.