Battle of Lalakaon

When

863

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.60° N, 35.00° E

Description

battle fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

863 Byzantine victory over the Abbasids in Paphlagonia

The Battle of Lalakaon, or Battle of Poson or Porson, was fought in 863 between the Byzantine Empire and an invading Arab army in Paphlagonia. The Byzantine army was led by Petronas, the uncle of Emperor Michael III, although Arab sources also mention the presence of the Emperor in person. The Arabs were led by the emir of Melitene (Malatya), Umar al-Aqta.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Lalakaon: A Byzantine army confronts an invasion by Muslim forces, led by Umar al-Aqta, Emir of Malatya”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht am Lalakaon siegt die byzantinische Armee unter Petronas, dem Onkel von Kaiser Michael III.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la campagne de l’émir de Mélitène Omar al-Aqta jusqu’à Amisos est arrêtée par la victoire byzantine de Petronas à la bataille de Poson, sur le fleuve Halys”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Лалакаоне”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ララカオンの戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page