Battle of Manzikert

Sultan Tughril, the founder of the Great Seljuk Empire, a short biography

Sultan Tugril was the son of Mikail Beg and grandson of Seljuk. Tughril and his…

A very brief history of the Ottoman Empire

BACKGROUND Around the year 1038 CE, a Turkomen leader Tughril along with his brother Chagri…

Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade, 1095 CE

Today on the 27th of November in 1095 CE, Pope Urban II declared the First…