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Battle of Poimanenon

Battle of Poimanenon was a battle fought in 1224 at Poemanenum, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Nicaean–Latin wars, which ran from 1204 to 1261. The recorded result: Nicaean victory.

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John III Doukas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea (1222–1254)
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea (1222–1254). Unknown Byzantine artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1224
WherePoemanenum, Turkey37.892N, 36.000E
OutcomeNicaean victory
BelligerentsEmpire of NicaeaagainstLatin Empire
Part ofNicaean–Latin wars1204 to 1261

Where it sits in the Nicaean–Latin wars

Battle of Adramyttium, 1205Battle of the Rhyndacus, 1211Battle of Poimanenon, 1224Battle of Pelagonia, 125912051259Battle of Poimanenon, 1224
4 placed engagements of the Nicaean–Latin wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1224 (year precision)
PlacePoemanenum, Turkey
37.892N, 36.000E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • John III Doukas Vatatzes
  • Robert I, Latin Emperor
  • Alexios Laskaris
  • Isaac Laskaris
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Elsewhere in 1224

Battle of Poimanenon is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1355254, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Poimanenon, revision 1370586314, 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.