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==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kapetron]]: A combined Byzantine-Georgian army, under Byzantine generals [[Aaronios]] and [[Katakalon Kekaumenos]] (supported by the Georgian duke [[Liparit IV, Duke of Kldekari|Liparit IV]]), confronts the invading [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuk Turks]], led by [[Ibrahim Inal]] (a half-brother of Sultan [[Tughril]]), at Kapetron (near modern-day [[Pasinler, Erzurum|Pasinler]]). The Byzantines defeat their opposing Turkish forces in the flanks, but in the centre Ibrahim Inal captures Liparit, and can safely withdraw from Byzantine territory, laden with spoils and captives, including Liparit.<ref>{{cite book | last=Beihammer | first=Alexander Daniel | title=Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040–1130 | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-351-98386-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyYlDwAAQBAJ | pages=77–79}}</ref>
* Winter &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine IX Monomachos|Constantine IX]] sends an embassy with gifts and a ransom, to release Liparit IV to Tughril. However, the sultan sets Liparit free, on the condition that he will never again fight the Seljuks.