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Siege of Sinope

Siege of Sinope was a siege conducted on 1 November 1214 at Sinop, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars, which ran from 1048 to 1308. The recorded result: Seljuk victory.

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Sinop bilingual inscription of Kaykaus I
Sinop bilingual inscription of Kaykaus I. Aramgar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 November 1214
WhereSinop, Turkey42.027N, 35.150E
OutcomeSeljuk victory
BelligerentsEmpire of TrebizondagainstSultanate of Rum
Part ofByzantine–Seljuq Wars1048 to 1308

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars

Battle of Ganja, 1046Battle of Vaspurakan, 1046Battle of the Stragna River, 1048Battle of Kapetron, 1048Siege of Manzikert, 1054Alp Arslan's raids into Anatolia, 1063Siege of Ani, 1064Afshin Bey's invasion of Anatolia, 1066Battle of Caesarea, 1067Battle of Iconium, 1069Battle of Sebastia, 1070Battle of Manzikert, 1071Battle of Caesarea, 1073Siege of Antioch, 1084Siege of Antioch, 1084Siege of Nicaea, 1113Battle of Cotyaeum, 1113Battle of Philomelion, 1116Battle of Bolvadin, 1116Battle of Şiran, 1120Siege of Gangra, 1135Siege of Neocaesarea, 1140Battle of Acroënus, 1146Fall of Turbessel, 1151Battle of Myriokephalon, 1176Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir, 1177Siege of Cotyaeum, 1182Siege of Trebizond, 1205Siege of Antalya, 1207Battle of Antioch on the Meander, 1211Siege of Sinope, 1214Battle of Sudak, 1221Siege of Kalonoros, 1221Siege of Karacahisar, 123210461232Siege of Sinope, 1214
34 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Seljuq Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 November 1214
PlaceSinop, Turkey
42.027N, 35.150E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Alexios I of Trebizond
  • Kaykaus I
Siege of SinopeSiege of SinopeSiege of SinopeBattle of SinopBattle of ProtopachiumBattle of HalysBombardment of SamsunSiege of SinopeBattle of ProtopachiumBattle of HalysBombardment of SamsunKastamonu100 km42.027N, 35.150E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 71 BC and 1853.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1214

Siege of Sinope is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6130126, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Sinope, revision 1376248041, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.