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Battle of Vardanakert

déc. 702 · 40.02° N, 44.34° E

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déc. 702
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Bataille
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40.02° N, 44.34° E
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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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