{"slug": "konya", "label": "Konya", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konya", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79857", "qid": "Q79857", "description": "metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [340, 1553], "span_label": ["340 CE", "1553 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cappadocia", "label": "Cappadocia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alp-arslan", "label": "Alp Arslan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "suleiman-the-magnificent", "label": "Suleiman the Magnificent", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sultanate-of-rum", "label": "Sultanate of Rum", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "manuel-i-komnenos", "label": "Manuel I Komnenos", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "seljuq-dynasty", "label": "Seljuq dynasty", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 340, "year_label": "340 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1281359942#Births", "title": "340", "revid": 1281359942, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1069, "year_label": "1069 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Seljuk forces under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine rear guard and advance deep into Cappadocia and Lycaonia. They plunder at will, but fail to capture the city of Iconium. Romanos retreats and returns to Constantinople. Alp Arslan takes advantage of Romanos' retreat and captures Manzikert. He recaptures the strategical fortress cities of Chliat and Van, consolidating his control over the Lake Van region.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1243049384#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1069", "revid": 1243049384, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1176, "year_label": "1176 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Emperor Manuel I (Komnenos) assembles a Byzantine expeditionary force, and marches towards Iconium, the Seljuk capital. Meanwhile, hordes of Seljuk Turks destroy crops and poison water supplies, to make Manuel's march more difficult, and harass the Byzantine army, in order to force it into the Meander Valley. Kilij Arslan II, ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, hears of the expedition, and sends envoys to ask for peace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532887#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1176", "revid": 1366532887, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1190, "year_label": "1190 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18 – Battle of Iconium: German forces under Frederick I defeat the Seljuk army (40,000 men) in a pitched battle. They are routed, leaving the city at the mercy of the German Crusaders. Frederick does not pursue the Seljuks, because his forces have been weakened by food shortage for the previous weeks. His 23-year-old son, Frederick VI, takes Iconium (modern-day Konya) and proceeds to massacre the citizens. The Germans take booty amounting to 100,000 marks in the Turkish capital.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368650742#Third_Crusade", "title": "1190", "revid": 1368650742, "section": "Events › By place › Third Crusade"}}, {"year": 1273, "year_label": "1273 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December", "text": "December – Followers of Persian poet and mystic Rumi establish the Mevlevi Order (\"whirling dervishes\") in the city of Konya (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364847849#Middle_East", "title": "1273", "revid": 1364847849, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 1553, "year_label": "1553 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 6", "text": "October 6 – Şehzade Mustafa, oldest son of Suleiman the Magnificent, is executed in Konya by order of his father.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362480437#October–December", "title": "1553", "revid": 1362480437, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}