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Siege of Trebizond

Siege of Trebizond was a siege conducted in 1205 at Trabzon, in what is now Turkey; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars, which ran from 1048 to 1308. The recorded result: Trapezuntine victory.

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Fought1205ran into the following year
WhereTrabzon, Turkey41.000N, 39.733E
OutcomeTrapezuntine victory
BelligerentsEmpire of TrebizondagainstSultanate of Rûm
Part ofByzantine–Seljuq Wars1048 to 1308

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars

Battle of Ganja, 1046Battle of Vaspurakan, 1046Battle of the Stragna River, 1048Battle of Kapetron, 1048Siege of Manzikert, 1054Siege of Ani, 1064Battle of Caesarea, 1067Battle of Iconium, 1069Battle of Sebastia, 1070Battle of Manzikert, 1071Battle of Caesarea, 1073Siege of Antioch, 1084Siege of Antioch, 1084Siege of Nicaea, 1113Battle of Cotyaeum, 1113Battle of Philomelion, 1116Battle of Bolvadin, 1116Battle of Şiran, 1120Siege of Gangra, 1135Siege of Neocaesarea, 1140Battle of Acroënus, 1146Fall of Turbessel, 1151Battle of Myriokephalon, 1176Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir, 1177Siege of Cotyaeum, 1182Siege of Trebizond, 1205Siege of Antalya, 1207Battle of Antioch on the Meander, 1211Siege of Sinope, 1214Battle of Sudak, 1221Siege of Kalonoros, 1221Siege of Karacahisar, 123210461232Siege of Trebizond, 1205
32 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1205 (year precision)
to 1206
PlaceTrabzon, Turkey
41.000N, 39.733E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Alexios I of Trebizond
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1205 and 1916.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1205

Siege of Trebizond 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 Q815219, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Trebizond (1205–1206), revision 1370745992, 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.