BATTLE OF MYRIOKEPHALON AND KONYA BAGIRSAK PASS FROM GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Number: 5 June 1, 2016
  • Mehmet Akif Ceylan
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BATTLE OF MYRIOKEPHALON AND KONYA BAGIRSAK PASS FROM GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The Battle of Myriokephalon (September 17, 1176) is one of the milestones of the Turkish national history. Unfortunately, debates related to the location of this battle have been ongoing for a long time. All locations that have been suggested to be the location of the battle to date indicate that it took place somewhere in the region located between Denizli to the West and Konya to the East. This paper distinguishes the basic information/ data related to the location of the battle and geographical names mentioned in the chronicles/historical sources written in the 11th and 12th centuries, and they were thoroughly examined using the facilities provided by the science of geography. Thus, the place and location of the battle was attempted to be identified with a geographical perspective. Particularly, the Chronicle of Le Connétable Sěmpad contains clear expressions suggesting that the battle took place in a location that was not far from Konya, in front of the Castle of Melitene (Hisar-i Meldos/Kale Tepe), which was ruined and abandoned at that time. Those expressions have key importance in terms of identification of the location of the battle. The information provided by the Chronique de Michel le Syrien related to the location of the battle indicates that the Emperor quickly proceeded to a 5-day distance in the Turkish land soon, and that the Greek reached to the vicinity of Konya, to a 1-day walking distance to the [city], and it coincides with the information provided in the Sěmpad. Likewise, Ioannes Kinnamos explained the location of the Tzibrelitzemani/Cybrilcymani Pass by relating it to the Lake of Beysehir within the context of the Konya campaign of the Emperor Manuel in 1146. When all the above and many other location data distinguished in other chronicles are examined and evaluated with an unbiased look, it can be seen that it clearly confirms the view that the Battle took place at the Konya Bagirsak Pass.

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Mehmet Akif Ceylan This is me

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June 1, 2016

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June 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Number: 5

APA
Ceylan, M. A. (2016). COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5, 69-94. https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA
AMA
1.Ceylan MA. COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2016;(5):69-94. https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA
Chicago
Ceylan, Mehmet Akif. 2016. “COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 5: 69-94. https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA.
EndNote
Ceylan MA (June 1, 2016) COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 69–94.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Ceylan, “COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI”, Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 5, pp. 69–94, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA
ISNAD
Ceylan, Mehmet Akif. “COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 5 (June 1, 2016): 69-94. https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA.
JAMA
1.Ceylan MA. COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2016;:69–94.
MLA
Ceylan, Mehmet Akif. “COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI”. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 5, June 2016, pp. 69-94, https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Akif Ceylan. COĞRAFİ PERSPEKTİFTEN MYRİOKEFALON SAVAŞI’NIN YERİ VE KONYA BAĞIRSAK BOĞAZI. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;(5):69-94. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97WE48JA

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