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2) Unfortunatelly, they did. It was Alexius Comnenus political skill (rather than military genius) that got the coasts back, 20 years later. He benefited from the first crusade, by obtaining a mock up "oath of fealty" by the crusading leaders, even from the same Normans he had repelled from Greece in the meantime. He marched his troops right behind them and secured the cities for Byzantium, until they refused to fight battles in his name and he found himself overstreched, thus he didn't press further to the interior. Central anatolia remained firmly in turkish hands until Manuel Comnenus, who reconquered much of it briefly, before the devastating defeat at Myriokefalon. Then, the interior was lost for good by the Byzantines.
I know. But at this time, still many cities, inland, and especially at the shores, were in Byzantine hands.
Antiochia didn't fall until the start of Alexios' reign, in 1081 or so.
3/4) Serbia (more towards modern day bosnia-hertzegovina at the time) was in and out of (nominal) vassalage to the Roman empire as shown in the previous six maps I included.
As You say, nominal. And it is shown here as their province.
5) Croatia shifted between Hungary and Holy Roman Empire of the German nation
I just have some doubts towards its size. It seems so... small. But I'm not any specialist on that.
6) Agreeed. Also Edessa was more isolated, but had a large Armenian population and leadership, who welcomed the crusaders, when they arived.
The question with Edessa was such that it was captured by Turks, given a Turkish gouvernor, but when He died, Toros, an Armenian, started ruling the city.
I'm not quite sure if it still isn't the year when He wasn't yet ruling it.
7) Abkhazia?
No, a kingdom around Kutaisi.
I don't remember to be honest. I just remember that it was independant.
8) Up to Arp-Aslan, yes they are under a central leadership (his). Shortly after Mantzikert, he dies, his agreement to withdraw never materialises and his recent conquests in Asia minor are divided between the Seldjuk states of Rum (Rome!), Konya (Iconion) and the Danishmed state centered at Kayseri (Caesaria). During this time Georgians regain their independence.
I thought that Ikonion sultanate starts only after the fall of Nicea?
10 & 13) Nope, I have two maps showing these borders. Give specific dates (year etc.)
I don't remember exactly, but I am sure of what I say.
Czechia was part of Poland for only a couple of years at the start of XI century; Luzycze, but not that much of it, for a bit longer. eastern Pomorze stayed Polish up to the
XII century; I remember that W³adys³aw Herman ordered to burn all the cities in Poland, and Gdañsk was burned too. But his son had to reconquer it several years later, in second or third decade of XII century
14 Who said they are?
It comes out of the map
Sorry, haven't got time for more.
I know. But at this time, still many cities, inland, and especially at the shores, were in Byzantine hands.
Antiochia didn't fall until the start of Alexios' reign, in 1081 or so.
3/4) Serbia (more towards modern day bosnia-hertzegovina at the time) was in and out of (nominal) vassalage to the Roman empire as shown in the previous six maps I included.
As You say, nominal. And it is shown here as their province.
5) Croatia shifted between Hungary and Holy Roman Empire of the German nation
I just have some doubts towards its size. It seems so... small. But I'm not any specialist on that.
6) Agreeed. Also Edessa was more isolated, but had a large Armenian population and leadership, who welcomed the crusaders, when they arived.
The question with Edessa was such that it was captured by Turks, given a Turkish gouvernor, but when He died, Toros, an Armenian, started ruling the city.
I'm not quite sure if it still isn't the year when He wasn't yet ruling it.
7) Abkhazia?
No, a kingdom around Kutaisi.
I don't remember to be honest. I just remember that it was independant.
8) Up to Arp-Aslan, yes they are under a central leadership (his). Shortly after Mantzikert, he dies, his agreement to withdraw never materialises and his recent conquests in Asia minor are divided between the Seldjuk states of Rum (Rome!), Konya (Iconion) and the Danishmed state centered at Kayseri (Caesaria). During this time Georgians regain their independence.
I thought that Ikonion sultanate starts only after the fall of Nicea?
10 & 13) Nope, I have two maps showing these borders. Give specific dates (year etc.)
I don't remember exactly, but I am sure of what I say.
Czechia was part of Poland for only a couple of years at the start of XI century; Luzycze, but not that much of it, for a bit longer. eastern Pomorze stayed Polish up to the
XII century; I remember that W³adys³aw Herman ordered to burn all the cities in Poland, and Gdañsk was burned too. But his son had to reconquer it several years later, in second or third decade of XII century
14 Who said they are?
It comes out of the map
Sorry, haven't got time for more.
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