What the records say
- When
- 18 Sep 883
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.98° N, 35.12° E
- Description
- 883 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Chrysoboullon (883)
Abbasid victory over the Byzantines in Cilicia
The Battle of Chrysoboullon or Battle of Bab Qalamyah was fought between the Byzantine Empire and troops of Abbasid Tarsus in 883, during a Byzantine offensive into Cilicia. With a well-timed stratagem, the governor of Tarsus, Yazaman al-Khadim conducted a surprise attack on the Byzantine army and inflicted a defeat on them, checking their ambitions to capture Tarsus.
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