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1041

Byzantine revolt at Edessa

1041

George Maniakes, the brilliant general who had retaken Edessa and parts of Sicily for Constantinople, rebelled against Emperor Michael IV. He marched on the capital with Varangian guards at his side and was killed by a lucky arrow just as victory seemed certain. Byzantium's eastern defenses were left gutted, a catastrophic loss of military talent at the worst possible moment for the empire's frontier security.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: 1039: Ibn al-Haytham dies in Cairo
After: 1045: Byzantine annexation of Armenia

Before and after in War

Before: May 23, 1040: Battle of Dandanaqan
After: 1042: Ly Thai Tong defeats Champa and captures its king

Era

High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.