id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7407 Michael VII Doukas - Wikipedia .html text/html 2459 363 65 After Manzikert, the Byzantine government sent a new army to contain the Seljuk Turks under Isaac Komnenos, a brother of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos, but this army was defeated and its commander captured in 1073.[8] The problem was made worse by the desertion of the Byzantines' western mercenaries, who became the object of the next military expedition in the area, led by the Caesar John Doukas.[8] This campaign also ended in failure, and its commander was likewise captured by the enemy. The government of Michael VII was forced to recognize the conquests of the Seljuks in Asia Minor in 1074, and to seek their support.[citation needed] A new army under Alexios Komnenos, reinforced by Seljuk troops sent by Malik Shah I, finally defeated the mercenaries and captured John Doukas in 1074.[9] Michael VII Doukas with brothers Andronikos and Konstantios and son Constantine ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7407.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7407.txt