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Year 1116 (Roman numerals, MCXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Autumn – Battle of Philomelion: Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, Alexios I (Komnenos) leads an expedition into Anatolia and meets the Seljuq dynasty, Seljuk army under Sultan Malik Shah (Rûm), Malik Shah (near Akşehir, Philomelium). The Byzantines introduce a new battle formation of Alexios' devising, the ''parataxis'' (a defensive formation, consisting of a hollow square, with the baggage in the centre). During the battle, the Seljuk Turks mount several attacks on the formations, but all are repulsed. The Byzantine cavalry makes two counterattacks; the first is unsuccessful. But a second attack, led by Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Nikephoros Bryennios (the Younger), breaks the Seljuk forces, who then turn to flight. The following day Malik Shah again attacks, his army completely surrounding the ...
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Theresa Of Portugal (1080-1130) Mini
Teresa of Portugal may refer to: * Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal * Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders (1157–1218), daughter of Afonso Henriques and wife of Philip, Count of Flanders * Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1181–1250), daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and wife of Alfonso IX of León * Infanta Maria Teresa of Braganza Infanta Maria Teresa of Braganza ( or ; 29 April 1793 – 17 January 1874) was the firstborn child of John VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Spain, and heir presumptive to the throne of Portugal between 1793 and 1795, until her short-lived br ... (1793-1874), firstborn child of John VI of Portugal {{hndis ca:Teresa ...
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