What the records say
- When
- 30 Oct 950 – 31 Oct 950
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.67° N, 34.84° E
- Description
- 950 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Darb al–Kankarun
950 battle between Hamdanids and Byzantines
The Battle of Darb al–Kankarün was a military engagement between the Hamdanid Arabs and the Byzantine army in a mountain pass between Lycandus and Germanicea near Elbistan. The Byzantine sources describe a decisive victory against the Arabs.
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