Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863)

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Byzantine–Arab conflict battle

The Battle of Lalakaon (863) was a decisive Byzantine victory over Arab forces in Asia Minor that halted major Muslim raids into the region and marked a turning point in the empire’s eastern resurgence.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine–Arab conflict ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Poson ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine military revival in the 9th century ⓘ
belligerent	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Emirate of Melitene ⓘ
campaign	Byzantine counteroffensive against frontier emirates ⓘ
chronologicalContext	9th century ⓘ
chronologyWithinWar	late phase of Arab–Byzantine frontier warfare ⓘ
combatantSide	Muslim emirates of the Near East ⓘ surface form: Muslim emirates of the eastern frontier
commander	Nasr ibn Shabath ⓘ Omar al-Aqta ⓘ Petronas ⓘ
conflictType	pitched battle ⓘ
date	863 ⓘ
era	Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
followedBy	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Byzantine offensives in the East
historicalSignificance	decisive Byzantine victory over Arab forces ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit	Byzantine themata ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey ⓘ
longTermImpact	reduced frequency of large-scale Arab incursions into Asia Minor ⓘ strengthened Byzantine control over central Anatolia ⓘ
militaryTheater	Byzantine frontier regions ⓘ surface form: Byzantine eastern frontier
notableConsequence	death of Omar al-Aqta, emir of Melitene ⓘ
opponentCommander	Omar al-Aqta ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
place	Anatolia ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ
precededBy	Arab raids into Anatolia in early 9th century ⓘ
primaryOpponentsReligion	Christian Byzantines vs. Muslim Arabs ⓘ
region	Cappadocia ⓘ surface form: Cappadocia (approximate area)
relatedEvent	Byzantine reconquest of eastern Anatolia ⓘ Siege of Amorium ⓘ surface form: Sack of Amorium
religiousContext	Christian–Muslim frontier warfare ⓘ
result	Byzantine victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome	halted major Muslim raids into Asia Minor ⓘ marked turning point in Byzantine eastern resurgence ⓘ
tacticalFeature	coordination of multiple Byzantine thematic armies ⓘ encirclement of Arab army ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ
underRuler	Byzantine Emperor Basil I ⓘ surface form: Basil I (as rising figure at court) Byzantine Emperor Michael III ⓘ surface form: Emperor Michael III

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Byzantine navy → significantEvent → Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) ⓘ