What the records say
- When
- 862
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 36.92° N, 34.90° E
- Description
- battle between Abbasid Caliphate and Byzantines in c. 862
Capture of Faruriyyah
Battle between Abbasid Caliphate and Byzantines in c. 862
The Capture of Faruriyyah in 862 was a military campaign conducted by the Abbasid Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire. Planned during the short caliphate of al-Muntasir, it was commanded by the Turkish general Wasif, and was intended to strike against Byzantine defensive positions in southern Anatolia.
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