reconquest of Crete (960–961)

E309599

Byzantine–Arab conflict military campaign siege

The reconquest of Crete (960–961) was a major Byzantine military campaign that ended Arab rule on the island and restored it as a key imperial stronghold in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Label	Occurrences
Byzantine reconquest of Crete	1
reconquest of Crete (960–961) canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine–Arab conflict ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
aftermath	Christianization policies on Crete under Byzantine rule ⓘ deportation and enslavement of parts of Muslim population ⓘ establishment of Byzantine theme of Crete ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	reconquest of Crete (960–961) ⓘ surface form: Byzantine reconquest of Crete campaign of Nikephoros Phokas in Crete ⓘ
belligerent	Emirate of Crete ⓘ surface form: Muslim Emirate of Crete
capitalCaptured	Chandax ⓘ
cause	Byzantine effort to suppress Cretan-based piracy ⓘ Byzantine objective to recover lost territories from Muslim powers ⓘ
combatant	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Emirate of Crete ⓘ
commander	Leo Phokas the Younger ⓘ Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ surface form: Nikephoros Phokas Niketas Chalkoutzes ⓘ
conflictType	Byzantine reconquest ⓘ
date	10th century ⓘ
endDate	961 ⓘ
era	Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
ledBy	Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ surface form: Nikephoros Phokas
location	Crete ⓘ eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
opposingCommander	Abd al-Aziz ibn Shuayb ⓘ Abu Abdallah ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Byzantine–Arab wars
predecessorEvent	Arab conquest of Crete ⓘ
primaryTarget	Emirate of Crete ⓘ
relatedWork	Leo the Deacon’s History ⓘ Skylitzes’ Synopsis of Histories ⓘ John Skylitzes ⓘ surface form: Theophanes Continuatus
restoredTo	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
result	Byzantine victory ⓘ end of Arab rule on Crete ⓘ integration of Crete into Byzantine Empire ⓘ restoration of Byzantine control over Crete ⓘ
siegeOf	Chandax ⓘ
significance	eliminated major pirate base threatening Byzantine shipping ⓘ marked resurgence of Byzantine military power in 10th century ⓘ secured Byzantine control of sea routes in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
startDate	960 ⓘ
theatre	eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
underRuler	Romanos II ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Byzantine navy → significantEvent → reconquest of Crete (960–961) ⓘ

reconquest of Crete (960–961) → alsoKnownAs → reconquest of Crete (960–961) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine reconquest of Crete