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Siege of Trebizond (1222–1223)

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time passed between the rapacious acts of Etoumes, the Trapezuntine raid on Sinope, and the beginning of the siege itself, making it possible the first two happened earlier—perhaps years—before 1223. Fortunately, our third source, Ali ibn al-Athir, mentions that in 1223, a ship of refugees from the Mongols sank off Anatolia, which the Seljuks then plundered; so it is clear all three events happened over these six months between February and September 1223.
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camp and causing havoc. When the Sultan and his commanders learned of this attack, they withdrew from their assault on the city walls and proceeded back to Mount Minthrion. The Trapezuntine army advanced toward them and took their position near the Church of St. Prokopios. They skirmished with an advance party of Turkish horsemen, and leading men of both armies fell there, including, according to Lazaropoulos, the
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probably right in identifying them as a confused report of the 1214 siege of Sinope. In his edition of Lazaropoulos' work, Jon Olof Rosenqvist notes several problems in Lazaropoulos' account, which led Rosenqvist to argue that he used two sources, one he identifies as consisting of hagiographic materials, and a second Rosenqvist speculates was an "epic composition in verse" comparable to the
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That night, according to Lazaropoulos, Saint Eugenios visited the Sultan and presented himself as the leader of the common people of the city and told the sultan the inhabitants wanted to betray the city to him. The Sultan then gathered his forces as quickly as he could and led them towards the city,
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of Michael Panaretos uses the same words to date the defeat of Melik, so we can be assured the siege also fell within this period. But Lazaropoulos does not usually provide exact dates: this is the only one in his writings. Beyond providing the sequence of actions, he gives no information on how much
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before leading his own 500 horsemen against the vanguard of the Sultan's army. Although his 500 horses were outnumbered four-to-one by the Sultan's scouts, Andronikos won the first major engagement, scattering the enemy; but seeing that this was only a portion of his foe, after he secured the castle
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the Byzantine year started on 1 September and ended on the last day of August, and because Alexios I died 1 February 1222, it is clear the second year of the reign of Andronikos began in February 1223, Lazaropoulos' dating points to some time between February 1223 and September of the same year. The
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Etoumes (whose predations led to this siege), and Iatatines, the son of the Sultan's cousin, on the Seljuk side, while on the Trapezuntine side fell George Tornikes, the commander of the Trapezuntine troops, and four other prominent Trapezuntines. When the rest of the Sultan's army began to arrive,
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While the Sultan's army attacked the gate on this side of the city, the Emperor and his commanders observed that the troops stationed around the Sultan's camp next to the church of St. Eugenios were dispirited and vulnerable. He released a cavalry attack upon that position, overrunning the Sultan's
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The next assault came the following day. The wall facing the seashore was low and judged vulnerable. Hence, the besiegers moved their tents along the shore from the Old Arsenal as far as the "Western river" — the ravine immediately to the west of the walled city. "The trumpeters gave the signal for
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The Sultan's troops renewed their assault the next day. After ringing Arabic cymbals, rattles, and Libyan percussion instruments, they attacked with a single cry, shooting arrows and throwing javelins, stones, and other missiles. The defenders responded with their own missiles until the attacker's
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The date of the attack on Sinope and the ensuing siege of Trebizond can be determined from three sources: John Lazaropoulos, Michael Panaretos, and Ali ibn al-Athir. John Lazaropoulos dates these events to the Byzantine year of the world 6371, in the second year of the reign of Andronikos I Gidos;
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of John Lazaropoulos. A possible fifth one is the Syrian chronicler Ibn Natif, who refers to a conflict dated around 1230 between Sultan Kaykubad and "Laskari" where Kaykubad won the first battle but lost the second; R.M. Shukurov has tried to identify those conflicts with this one, but Peacock is
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By this point, the people from the countryside, as well as the region of Matzouka, decided that the Sultan's army was not as formidable as they had first thought. Once night fell, a number of them raided the Sultan's camp: they stole horses, plundered the camp, took prisoners, and chased away the
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Over the next few days the Sultan inspected the walls of Trebizond, finding only the defenders' arrows. Then he made his decision and ordered the first assault. Lazaropoulos' text is unclear here, but the first assault was against a part of the walls near the citadel. The attackers were met by an
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At this point, the Sultan Melik fled the field with some of his guards. Some light-armed Matzoukans captured him at Kouratoreion; a church to St. Eugenios was constructed at the site, still standing in Lazaropoulos' time. Loukites described the Sultan, after being caught fleeing the battlefield,
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The next day, the Sultan delivered a speech to the city, demanding their surrender. In response, the Emperor invited the Sultan to send an embassy to discuss a possible treaty of peace; when the emissaries were inside the city, Andronikos made a point of showing them the ample stocks of food and
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The Emperor Andronikos had sent Theodore Polemarches with a band of reliable men to keep watch at the Narrow Pass; these encountered the advancing Seljuk force and skirmished with them. It was Theodore who sent word to the Emperor that the Sultan had arrived; Lazaropoulos observes that Emperor
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Melik was brought a prisoner to Trebizond, where Andronikos received him with honor. Andronikos summoned a council for advice about what to do with their important prisoner; his councilors agreed to release him. A pact was made between them that in the future, the tie of vassalage, which had
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expecting to meet his night-time visitor who would open the gates to him; instead, a mighty storm caught his unprepared men, who were subjected to thunder, hail, lightning, and high winds. A flood of water swept through the Seljuk troops, drowning some and scattering the rest.
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guards. Again the Sultan vented his resentment against the church of St. Eugenios, inviting his men to make their quarters in the building while "some lascivious women" entertained them by "exciting themselves to frenzy", much to the horror of Lazaropoulos.
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Whether this miraculous storm was the work of Saint Eugenios and whether this storm was the cause of the Seljuk defeat, other sources confirm that the Sultan suffered a serious loss and was forced to lift his siege and flee.
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in the 1220s, was now a neighbor of Trebizond. Andronikos considered neutrality impossible and allied with the Khwarizmshah and agreed to war with the Seljuks. Many of Jalal-ad-din's troops, after their defeat at the
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The most detailed account of the siege and the events leading up to it is that of Lazaropoulos; unless otherwise stated, the following narrative is based on what he wrote.
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fight, and one single cry was uttered by all the godless," Lazaropoulos writes. "The commanders placed the armoured cavalry near to the wall and behind them the
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equal number of defenders, and aided by the difficult terrain that prevented more than a few of the enemy from approaching and strike, they rebuffed the attack.
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Etoumes was pressured to ransom the captives by releasing Paktiares, the ship, and its goods, and the expedition returned to Trebizond, elated by their success.
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in 1230, sought refuge at Trebizond, leading Miller to conclude that Andronikos had assisted the Shah in that battle. Miller also cites the information of
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Michel Kuršanskis believes this treaty was a renewal of the one Andronikos' predecessor negotiated. (Kuršanskis, "L'empire de Trébizonde", pp. 114f)
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Historians of Trebizond have traditionally seen the failure of this siege as leading to the termination of Trebizond's vassal status to the
265: 438:) and pillaged the countryside up to the marketplace of Sinope, seizing the ships in the harbor and killing or capturing their crews. 1420: 465:"—which is commonly assumed to define the borders of the Empire during his reign. Both sides were prepared for the coming conflict. 1536: 1531: 198: 275: 255: 1551: 1510: 744: 550: 453:. Emperor Andronikos learned of the Sultan's mobilization and prepared for the coming conflict, gathering soldiers "from 240: 505:
At some undefined time after the raid on Sinope, Sultan Melik brought his forces through Katoukion, which lies between
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of Labra, the Emperor withdrew into the city of Trebizond. The Sultan descended from the Pass and set up his camp on
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supplies they had stocked up. The Sultan's men returned and reported what they saw, which distressed the Sultan.
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Original-Fragmente, Chroniken, Inschiften und anderes Materiale zur Geschichte des Kaiserthums Trapezunt
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Pre-Ottoman Turkey: A General Survey of the Material and Spiritual Culture and History c. 1071-1330
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History of the Empire of the Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond (1204–1461). 2nd Edition with additions
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being led "by the hand like a slave, he that before this used to be an utterly haughty man."
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The details of the siege and the events leading up to it are preserved in four sources: the
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Fortification plan of Trebizond. The walls enclosing the Lower City did not exist in 1222.
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Andronikos was at church when the news came, and he waited until he had received the
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Zehiroglu, Ahmet M. ; "Trabzon Imparatorlugu 2" (Trabzon, 2016) ; p.14-15
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The Hagiographic Dossier of St Eugenios of Trebizond in Codex Athous Dionysiou 154
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considers the independence of Trebizond gained with this victory ended in 1230.
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Rosenqvist provides a brief discussion of the issues with this source in
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A 1833 watercolor by Godfrey Thomas Vigne of Trebizond from the south
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The History of Greece and the Empire of Trebizond, (1204-1461)
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and its hinterlands that lasted for most of the 13th century.
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Likely Meydan, in the suburbs east of the city. Rosenqvist,
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shares about the Sultan's attack on Trebizond in his terse
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Alexios Paktiares and the taxes of Trebizond's province of
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to relieve his stress. The siege now began in earnest.
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Janssens, 1260: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1244: 1241: 1238:, pp. 309-335 1237: 1231: 1228: 1224: 1218: 1215: 1211: 1205: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1188: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1171: 1168: 1164: 1160: 1155: 1153: 1151: 1147: 1144:, pp. 325-329 1143: 1139: 1133: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1116: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1099: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1082: 1079: 1075: 1071: 1065: 1062: 1058: 1054: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1024: 1018: 1015: 1011: 1007: 1001: 998: 994: 988: 985: 981: 975: 972: 966: 963: 959: 955: 949: 946: 942: 936: 933: 929: 925: 919: 916: 912: 906: 903: 897: 894: 890: 886: 883:Lazaropoulos 880: 877: 873: 869: 863: 860: 854: 851: 845: 842: 836: 833: 827: 824: 820: 816: 810: 807: 801: 798: 794: 791:, part 2; in 790: 786: 780: 778: 776: 774: 770: 766: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 736: 733: 729: 723: 720: 714: 712: 710: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 678: 676: 674: 670: 665: 661: 657: 653: 649: 647: 638: 636: 632: 630: 626: 622: 618: 612: 608: 604: 600: 598: 592: 589: 583: 581: 577: 571: 563: 556: 554: 552: 548: 544: 539: 529: 525: 522: 520: 516: 512: 508: 499: 495: 493: 489: 485: 477: 475: 472: 466: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 443: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 424: 419: 415: 414: 409: 405: 402:in 1222, the 401: 393: 391: 388: 386: 385: 380: 379: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 348: 346: 342: 337: 335: 331: 330: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 292: 291:2nd Trebizond 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 267: 266:1st Trebizond 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 252: 251:Myriokephalon 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 235: 232: 230: 227: 226: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 184: 183:2nd Manzikert 180: 178: 175: 173: 170: 168: 165: 163: 160: 158: 157:1st Manzikert 155: 153: 150: 148: 145: 143: 140: 139: 136: 131: 121: 116: 114: 109: 107: 102: 101: 98: 89: 87: 84: 83: 78: 75: 72: 70: 67: 66: 61: 53: 50: 49: 45: 41: 38: 37: 33: 30: 29: 25: 20: 1615:1223 in Asia 1610:1222 in Asia 1454:Hagia Sophia 1449:Fatih Mosque 1444:Boztepe Hill 1396: 1379: 1375: 1356: 1335: 1331: 1323: 1318: 1309: 1301: 1293: 1288: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1264: 1259: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1235: 1230: 1222: 1221:Rosenqvist, 1217: 1209: 1204: 1199:, p. 329-335 1196: 1192: 1187: 1179: 1175: 1170: 1162: 1158: 1141: 1137: 1132: 1124: 1120: 1115: 1107: 1103: 1098: 1090: 1086: 1081: 1073: 1069: 1064: 1056: 1052: 1047: 1039: 1035: 1030: 1022: 1021:Rosenqvist, 1017: 1009: 1005: 1000: 992: 987: 979: 974: 965: 957: 953: 948: 940: 939:Rosenqvist, 935: 927: 923: 918: 913:, pp. 50-63. 910: 905: 896: 888: 884: 879: 871: 867: 862: 853: 844: 835: 826: 818: 814: 809: 800: 792: 788: 784: 764: 760: 752: 748: 740: 735: 727: 722: 696: 692: 688: 682: 656:Jalal-ad-din 650: 642: 633: 628: 620: 613: 609: 605: 601: 593: 587: 584: 572: 568: 545:next to the 534: 523: 504: 487: 481: 470: 467: 444: 439: 421: 411: 397: 389: 382: 376: 371: 359: 351: 349: 338: 327: 303: 301: 290: 261:Claudiopolis 189:2nd Caesarea 181: 167:1st Caesarea 63:Belligerents 783:Panaretos, 519:Zigana Pass 501:Zigana pass 455:Soteropolis 241:2nd Iconium 219:Philomelion 172:1st Iconium 1584:Categories 1283:, pp. 434f 1225:, pp. 434f 715:References 394:Background 214:2nd Nicaea 204:1st Nicaea 147:Vaspurakan 1504:Education 1488:Transport 1437:Landmarks 785:Chronicle 693:Chronicle 639:Aftermath 629:Chronicle 538:Eucharist 471:Chronicle 352:Chronicle 345:Black Sea 318:, by the 312:Trebizond 246:Turbessel 234:Sozopolis 194:Oinousses 44:Trebizond 34:1222–1223 1248:Synopsis 1208:Miller, 1193:Synopsis 1182:, p. 329 1176:Synopsis 1165:, p. 165 1159:Encomium 1138:Synopsis 1127:, p. 325 1121:Synopsis 1110:, p. 323 1104:Synopsis 1093:, p. 321 1087:Synopsis 1070:Synopsis 1053:Synopsis 1042:, p. 317 1036:Synopsis 1012:, p. 317 1006:Synopsis 960:, p. 315 954:Synopsis 943:, p. 407 930:, p. 313 924:Synopsis 891:, p. 311 885:Synopsis 874:, p. 313 868:Synopsis 815:Synopsis 697:Synopsis 660:Khwarizm 576:slingers 511:Zailousa 492:Eugenios 488:Synopsis 434:(modern 372:Synopsis 229:Laodicea 209:Mersivan 177:Sebastia 152:Kapetron 39:Location 1520:History 1430:Trabzon 1322:Cahen, 709:Bayburt 664:Georgia 646:Iconium 515:Chaldia 507:Bayburt 463:Oinaion 451:Erzurum 447:Iconium 432:Karousa 428:Cherson 271:Antalya 199:Antioch 1386:  1363:  459:Lazica 423:archon 418:Sinope 358:, the 281:Sinope 51:Result 1378:[ 1355:[ 685:Melik 436:Gerze 324:Melik 308:siege 286:Sudak 142:Ganja 90:Melik 1384:ISBN 1361:ISBN 588:rais 509:and 457:and 440:Rais 413:rais 302:The 31:Date 1330:", 582:." 521:). 461:to 416:of 362:by 354:of 332:of 310:of 162:Ani 1586:: 1336:29 1334:, 1300:, 1277:35 1275:, 1149:^ 772:^ 765:16 759:, 753:46 751:, 747:, 703:, 683:"' 494:. 486:' 1422:e 1415:t 1408:v 1392:. 1369:. 119:e 112:t 105:v

Index

Trebizond
Empire of Trebizond
Sultanate of Rum
Andronikos I Gidos
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Byzantine–Seljuk wars
Ganja
Vaspurakan
Kapetron
1st Manzikert
Ani
1st Caesarea
1st Iconium
Sebastia
2nd Manzikert
2nd Caesarea
Oinousses
Antioch
1st Nicaea
Mersivan
2nd Nicaea
Philomelion
Campaigns of John II Komnenos
Laodicea
Sozopolis
2nd Iconium
Turbessel
Myriokephalon

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