What the records say
- When
- Dec 702
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.02° N, 44.34° E
- Description
- 702 battle
Battle of Vardanakert
702 battle between Umayyad Caliphate and Bagratid Armenia
The Battle of Vardanakert was fought between an Arab garrison and Armenians in January 703. The Armenian prince Smbat VI Bagratuni defeated the 5,000-strong Umayyad army from the garrison in Nakhichevan. Struck by a surprise attack, the remaining Arabs fled to the river Araxes and either drowned or froze to death.
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