Siege of Cotyaeum

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Byzantine-Seljuk wars

Date	1182
Location	Cotyaeum, Asia Minor
Result	Seljuk Turk victory

Belligerents

Byzantine Empire

Seljuq Turks

Commanders

Unknown

Sultan Kilij Arslan II

Strength

Unknown

v • d • e Byzantine-Seljuk wars

Kapetrou – 1st Manzikert – Caesarea – Iconium – 2nd Manzikert – 1st Nicaea – Antioch – Levounion – Seljuk Campaigns in the Aegean – 2nd Nicaea – 3rd Nicaea – Philomelion – Campaigns of John I Komnenos – Myriokephalon – Hyelion and Leimocheir – Cotyaeum – Trebizond – Antalya – 2nd Meander Valley

The siege of Cotyaeum was the successful capture of the city by Seljuk Turk forces from the Byzantines.

[edit] Background

Following Emperor Manuel Komnenos' defeat at Myriokephalon the Byzantines failed to reconquer any more territory. With Manuel's death in 1180 the leadership passed to his young son Alexios II Komnenos and an incompetent regency cursed with an obsession for westerns (which led to its demise). With such a weak government, numerous cities fell, including Cotyaeum, Sozopolis and Ankara.

[edit] Aftermath

The capture of the city did not lead to a peace. Instead Andronikos Komnenos would overthrow Alexios II and attempt to revive Manuel's successful policies until Isaac Angelus came to terms with the Sultan.