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To compound the disaster, the loss of the Anatolian Provinces meant that the Byzantines could no longer recruit new soldiers. Provinces such as Cappadocia, which had long supplied the Christian Emperor with recruits were lost to the Turks, forever. <ref>Haldon, p. 312</ref> The loss of the Anatolian provinces was also a significant blow to the economy as it dramatically reduced Empire's tax base. The Byzantines were faced constant financial insecurities after Manzikert. It is generally agreed that the defeat in 1071 can be regarded as the beginning of the end of the Byzantine Empire.

====The Battle of Manzikert and the Crusades====