What the records say
- When
- 837
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 38.66° N, 39.51° E
- Description
- 837 siege
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Arsamosata (837)
Byzantine win over the Abbasids in Turkey
The siege of Arsamosata was a siege of the Abbasid-held city of Arsamosata by the forces of the Byzantine Emperor Theophilos, during his campaign of 837. Theophilos' men invested the city and eventually captured the location, before carrying their invasion further into Armenia. The Byzantines also defeated two Abbasid relief armies in pitched battles during the campaign and forced a nominal submission of Melitene.
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