Editing Third Crusade (section)

===Turkish territory===
[[File:Varka and Golshah. Battle scene 1. Mid 13th century Seljuk Anatolia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Battle scene, in ''[[Varka and Golshah]]'', mid-13th century Seljuk Anatolia.<ref name="DN9">{{cite book |last1=Nicolle |first1=David |author-link=David Nicolle |title=Men-at-arms series 171 - Saladin and the saracens |date=1997 |publisher=Osprey publishing |url=https://www.ghazali.org/saladin/maas-171.pdf |pages=9–12}}</ref>]]
After reaching Anatolia, Frederick was promised safe passage through the region by the Turkish Sultanate of Rum, but was faced instead with constant Turkish hit-and-run attacks on his army.{{sfn|Loud|2010|pp=102–103}} A Turkish army of 10,000 men was defeated at the [[Battle of Philomelion (1190)|Battle of Philomelion]] by 2,000 Crusaders, with 4,174–5,000 Turks slain.{{sfn|Loud|2010|p=104}} After continued Turkish raids against the Crusader army, Frederick decided to replenish his stock of animals and foodstuffs by conquering the Turkish capital of [[Iconium]]. On 18 May 1190, the German army defeated its Turkish enemies at the [[Battle of Iconium (1190)|Battle of Iconium]], sacking the city and killing 3,000 Turkish troops.{{sfn|Loud|2010|pp=109–111}}

While crossing the [[Saleph River]] on 10 June 1190, Frederick's horse slipped, throwing him against the rocks; he then drowned in the river. After this, much of his army returned to Germany by sea in anticipation of the upcoming Imperial election. The Emperor's son, [[Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia|Frederick of Swabia]], led the remaining 5,000 men to [[Antioch]]. There, the Emperor's body was [[mos Teutonicus|boiled to remove the flesh]], which was interred in the [[Church of Saint Peter]]; his bones were put in a bag to continue the crusade. In Antioch, however, the German army was further reduced by fever.{{sfn|Loud|2010|p=181}} Young Frederick had to ask the assistance of his kinsman [[Conrad of Montferrat]] to lead him safely to Acre, by way of Tyre, where his father's bones were buried. While the Imperial army did not achieve its objective of capturing Jerusalem, it did capture the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate and had inflicted considerable damage on Turkish forces, with more than 9,000 Turkish soldiers killed in all battles and skirmishes combined.{{sfn|Loud|2010|pp=97–111}}