What the records say
- When
- 29 May 956
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.27° N, 39.76° E
- Description
- 956 battle between Hamdanids and Byzantines
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Arghana
956 battle between Hamdanids and Byzantines
The Battle of Arghana was a military engagement between the Hamdanid Arabs and the Byzantine army in a defile near Ergani. The Arabs led by Sayf al-Dawla raided Byzantine territory. On their way back, they met a Byzantine force under John Tzimiskes, which blocked a pass that leads to Diyarbakır. The battle ended in Arab victory and the rout of the Byzantines.
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