First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 1071 DOCUMENTARY

Get yourself excellent Japanese Steel Kitchen Knives at https://Kamikoto.com/KG50 and use our discount code KingsAndGenerals to get 50 USD off any purchase that you make! New Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the First Crusade starts off with a prelude video covering the situation in the Byzantine empire after the death of Basil II, including courtly intrigues, coups and civil wars. We will talk about the rise of the Seljuk sultanate, the Eastern Roman response to it and the ascension of Romanos IV to the throne and battle of Manzikert fought in 1071 between the Roman Emperor and the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan. Previous videos on the Crusades, Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire: Rise of Bulgaria - Battle of Tryavna 1190 - https://youtu.be/3Vp_IENiSnA Sack of Constantinople 1204 - https://youtu.be/IpHbbq0O7Wo Battle of Adrianople 1205 - https://youtu.be/lNkLry6NyUo Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 - https://youtu.be/UiKngdrDiaM How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259: https://youtu.be/o3KJdBXY16A What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople - https://youtu.be/u7_ewGVo65k Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors - https://youtu.be/PRr44d-3gsg Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/ZGo5ck2EEHg Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 - https://youtu.be/lUlgYAmwzc4 Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/n4BtmRMwYmw Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - https://youtu.be/PTcV-xegA0c Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa - https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer - https://youtu.be/lIuNd9KulZM Creation of the Medieval Roman Army - https://youtu.be/hFVpbJhawqk Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire - https://youtu.be/5GafRHOEEzc Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army - https://youtu.be/nezpRl9VkcU Medieval Battles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2cEIDZwG5M&list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by Martin Stamatov, while the script was researched and written by Georgi Kolev. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals ✔ Discord ►https://discord.gg/DpuRAMa75V Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com #Documentary #FirstCrusade #Manzikert