Siege of Cotyaeum

Part of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars

Date	1182
Location	Cotyaeum, Asia Minor
Result	Seljuk Turk victory

Belligerents

Byzantine Empire

Seljuq Turks

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Sultan Kilij Arslan II

Byzantine–Seljuq wars

Kapetron 1st Manzikert Caesarea Iconium 2nd Manzikert Seljuq campaigns in the Aegean 1st Nicaea 2nd Nicaea Philomelion Campaigns of John I Komnenos Myriokephalon Hyelion and Leimocheir Cotyaeum 1st Trebizond Attalia Antioch on the Meander Sinope 2nd Trebizond

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

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 Western culture (which led to its demise). With such a weak government, numerous cities fell, including Cotyaeum (Turkish: Kütahya) and Sozopolis.

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.