in the battle of manzikert, question 22 options: the saljuq turks and byzantine empire fought to a standstill, with neither side achieving victory. the saljuq turks defeated the egyptian army under the command of caliph al-hakim the mad. the byzantine field army under the command of emperor romanos iv wiped out the army of the saljuq sultan alps arslan. the seljuk turks under alps arslan wiped out the byzantine field army under the command of emperor romanos iv.