Draft:Battle of Melhama (1218)

Battle of Melhama (1218)
	Part of Cilicia Campaign of Kaykaus I (1216-1218) and War of the Antiochene Succession
Date	1218
Location	Melhama Plain, Marash, Turkey
Result	Seljuk Victory
Belligerents
Sultanate of Rûm	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Commanders and leaders
Mubariz-ad-din Bahramshah	Unknown Armenian Commander
Strength
3.000	Unknown

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Last edited by KhndzorUtogh (talk | contribs) 4 months ago. (Update)

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Battle of Melhama was a raiding battle of the Seljuk vanguard forces.

Sultan Izz-al-din sent Mubariz-ad-din Bahramshah with an elite vanguard force of 3,000 men to determine the location and quantity of the Armenian army. Mubariz-ad-din established his headquarters in the Shoghagan Monastery and began to pursue the Armenian army. He eventually fought them on the Melhama Plain. Despite his small strength, he managed to destroy the Armenian army before the actual battle began, and he set out for the Keban Plain to convey the knowledge he had gained to the Sultan.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ Ali Öngül, Anatolian Seljuks, p. 150
^ Muneccimbasi, II, 52
^ Salim Koca, Sultan Kaykaus I, p. 86-105
^ EI, Kaykaus I, VI, 636-638

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[1] Ali Öngül, Anatolian Seljuks, p. 150

[2] Muneccimbasi, II, 52

[3] Salim Koca, Sultan Kaykaus I, p. 86-105

[4] EI, Kaykaus I, VI, 636-638

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