Romanos IV Diogenes, Emperor · Emperor captured at Manzikert

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The Byzantine emperor captured by Alp Arslan at Manzikert in 1071.

Betrayed by part of his army, he was taken prisoner. Alp Arslan treated him as a guest and freed him for a ransom, but at home rivals blinded him and he died soon after.

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