Kilij Arslan's defeat at Dorylaeum, 1097

How many troops did Arslan have?

• 6,000 compared to 50,000 and 7,000 knights in the crusading army

• He hoped to slow the crusaders down

1st July 1097

• Combined troops of Seljuk Turks and Danishmed Turks surrounded the crusaders and attacked

• The crusaders held their ground

Arrivial of Godfrey’s contingent

• Arrived after 5 hours under attack

• Kilij now outnumbered and chose to flee

• Killed 40,000 Christians

Consequence of the battle

• Kilij Arslan’s reputation as a powerful Sultan was shattered

• Other towns and cities of western Anatolia did not resist against the crusaders

Byzantine reoccupation

• Byzantine army reoccupied Nicea and surrounding towns

• Muslim threat from western Asia Minor had been removed

Turkish forced wiped out

• Around 3,000 Muslims were killed at Dorylaeum