“Nuk është lufta mes joselxhukëve dhe Romës, por lufta mes kryqit dhe gjysmëhënës! ⚔️
By conquering Ani, Sultan Alparslan and the Seljuk State removed the biggest obstacle on the way to Anatolia and further increased their activities in Anatolia. Alparslan, who took the castles and cities of Byzantium one by one, while continuing his march, set out for an Egyptian expedition to ensure Islamic unity and establish justice with the invitation from the Egyptian vizier. Alparslan, who wanted to receive allegiance from the castles on the way to Egypt, could not only receive allegiance from Mahmud Mirdas. Unable to understand what Mahmud, who has been his subject for years, did, Alparslan besieges the castle. Will Alparslan be able to convince Mahmud Mirdas or will he carry out a bloody conquest? Mahmud’s mother Seyyide, who is with him, warns Mahmud Mirdas to give allegiance and says that this will not end well for Mahmud.
On the Byzantine side, Kaiser Dukas died, and Evdokya chose Diogenes to be both her husband and the kaiser of Byzantium. Diogenes, who is waiting for death in prison, takes action again in line with his goals with Evdokya’s decision. Diogenes’ biggest goal is to keep Alparslan and the Turks from staying in Anatolia and to push them back to the lands they came from. Diogenes will try to achieve his goals and secure his throne and send the Turks back to where they came from. Will Diogenes be successful in this regard?
While Alparslan continues his Egyptian campaign, he learns that Diogenes is heading towards the Seljuk domain with his army. He will make a decision. Either Egypt or Anatolia! As a result of consultations, Alparslan decides to confront Diogenes. He will block Diogenes in Manzikert!
