Byzantine Empire (Battle of Manzikert)

Byzantium, also known as Greece, and known as Rome or Hellas to its citizens, is a constitutional republic inOTL's Greece, Anatolia Macedonia, southern Albania, and southern Bulgaria.

Main article: Alps' Rebellion
Alp Arslan, the commander of the Turkish Army during Manzikert, sneaked into the Byzantine Empire during the Seljuk Civil War (1074-1081/1086) and riled up the local populations of the East. Arslan aquired a large peasant empire, encircling Lake Van and heading for Manzikert. On June, 1073, the Seljuks met the Byzantines at Manzikert. The Turks won the first day of the battle, as the Byzantine forces were sweltering in the blistering heat, which was magnified with their metal armor. However, reinforcements arrived consisting of mainly Calvary and Horse Crossbowmen. The Turks, unprepared, were driven back to the Seljuk boarder, just 88 miles (141 kilometers) north of Tabriz. At the Battle of Nakhchivous (Nakhchivan in OTL), the Byzantines won decisively, and massacred the Turkish forces. Many fled south and settled Tabriz. Arslan was captured fleeing into his homeland, and was executed later that day.