What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1030 – 16 Aug 1030
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.57° N, 37.00° E
- Description
- 1030 battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Azaz (1030)
Battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars
The Battle of Azaz was an engagement fought in August 1030 near the Syrian town of Azaz between the Byzantine army, led by Emperor Romanos III Argyros in person, and the forces of the Mirdasid Emirate of Aleppo, likewise under the personal command of Emir Shibl al-Dawla Nasr.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Emperor Romanos III Argyros decides to retaliate upon the incursions of the Muslims on the eastern frontier”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Azaz unterliegen die Byzantiner unter ihrem Kaiser Romanos III. den Mirdasiden von Aleppo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アザーズの戦い (1030年)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page