Siege of Ani (1064)

Siege of Ani
	Part of Byzantine–Seljuq wars
	; Ani walls.
Date	16 August 1064
Location	Ani, Kars (Modern day)
Result	Seljuk victory.
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Seljuk Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pangratios	Alp Arslan
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

In 1064, a large Seljuk army under Alp Arslan attacked Ani; After a 25-day siege, they captured the city.^[2] Ani was a solid and very crowded city.^[3] It was a stronghold of the Christians of the time.^[4] It was very difficult to conquer Ani, which was surrounded by very formidable walls^[5] The castles were beaten with catapults and the Seljuk soldiers entered and put the entire Byzantine army to the sword. So much so that some of the soldiers could not enter the city due to the abundance of corpses. The Seljuk soldiers captured many times more than the ones they killed.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527–1071 , Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns - 2012
^ Baynes, TS, ed. (1878), "Anni" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 72
^ Ibnu'l-Athir, The Complete History p,52
^ Ibn al-Athir, The Complete History p,51
^ The Proof of Mateos from Urfa and the Zeyli of Father Grigor, p.120;
^ Müneccimbaşı, Câmiu'd-Düvel: History of Seljuks I, p.75
^ The Addendum of Matthew of Edessa , p.120

[1] Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527–1071 , Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns - 2012

[2] Baynes, TS, ed. (1878), "Anni" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 72

[3] Ibnu'l-Athir, The Complete History p,52

[4] Ibn al-Athir, The Complete History p,51

[5] The Proof of Mateos from Urfa and the Zeyli of Father Grigor, p.120;

[6] Müneccimbaşı, Câmiu'd-Düvel: History of Seljuks I, p.75

[7] The Addendum of Matthew of Edessa , p.120

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