Battle of Anzen

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.

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Battle of Anzen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
AbbasidCaliphDuringBattle al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
AbbasidCommander al-Afshin ⓘ
AbbasidRulerTitle Caliph ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dazimon ⓘ
belligerent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
ByzantineCommander Theophilos ⓘ
ByzantineEmperorInCommand Theophilos ⓘ
ByzantineRulerTitle Basileus ⓘ
chronologyWithinCampaign fought before the siege of Amorium ⓘ
combatant Abbasid forces ⓘ
surface form: Abbasid forces of al-Mu'tasim

Byzantine field army ⓘ
commander Theophilos ⓘ
al-Afshin ⓘ
conflictBetween Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
date 838 ⓘ
era 9th century ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Amorium ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Arab–Byzantine frontier warfare ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
location Anatolia ⓘ
Dazimon ⓘ
militaryFront Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia
opponentCommander Theophilos ⓘ
al-Afshin ⓘ
outcomeForAbbasids tactical success ⓘ
outcomeForByzantines defeat ⓘ
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
partOfCampaign al-Mu'tasim's 838 campaign against Byzantium ⓘ
precededBy Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 ⓘ
primaryOpponents Byzantine heavy infantry and cavalry vs Abbasid forces ⓘ
region Theme of Armeniakon vicinity ⓘ
result Abbasid victory ⓘ
servedCaliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
significance contributed to subsequent fall of Amorium ⓘ
theatre Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ
year 838 ⓘ

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al-Mu'tasim → notableBattle → Battle of Anzen ⓘ