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Medieval era · 1190

Battle of Iconium

The Battle of Iconium (sometimes referred as the Battle of Konya) took place on May 18, 1190, during the Third Crusade, in the expedition of Frederick Barbarossa to the Holy Land. As a result, Iconium, the capital city of the Sultanate of Rûm under Kilij Arslan II, fell to the Imperial forces.

Battle of Iconium
Battle of Iconium · Hermann Wislicenus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1190
Where
Iconium
Era
Medieval

Topics

Turkey1,258 BCE – today

Before and after

Siege of Acre1189 – 1191Battle of Arsuf1191Show on timeline

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