Battle of Akroinon

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Akroinon was a major 8th-century clash in Asia Minor in which the Byzantine Empire won a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate, helping to halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Akroinon canonical	3
Battle of Akroinon (740)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Akroinon ⓘ surface form: Battle of Akroinon (740) Battle of Akroinos ONNED1 ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Isaurian dynasty ⓘ
belligerent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
category	Battles involving the Byzantine Empire ⓘ Battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	late phase of Umayyad–Byzantine conflict ⓘ
combatantSide	Byzantine field army ⓘ Umayyad army ⓘ surface form: Umayyad invasion force
commander	Constantine V ⓘ Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ
conflictOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
date	740 ⓘ
followedBy	reduced Umayyad offensive operations against Byzantium ⓘ
geographicalContext	central Anatolian plateau ⓘ
hasCasusBelli	Umayyad expansion and raiding into Byzantine territory ⓘ
historicalEra	Middle Ages ⓘ
impact	contributed to the stabilization of the Byzantine eastern frontier ⓘ weakened Umayyad military pressure on Byzantium ⓘ
involves	Arab forces ⓘ Byzantine forces ⓘ
locatedIn	Anatolia ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey ⓘ
militaryTheater	Anatolian frontier ⓘ
notableFor	boosting Byzantine morale ⓘ large-scale defeat of an Umayyad army in Anatolia ⓘ
opposingCommander	Abdallah al-Battal ⓘ al-Malik ibn Shu'ayb ⓘ
outcome	decisive Byzantine victory ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
partOfCampaign	Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 ⓘ
place	Akroinon ⓘ
precededBy	Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 ⓘ surface form: Umayyad raids into Anatolia
primaryDefenderState	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
primaryOpponentState	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
region	Phrygia ⓘ
relatedConflict	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Umayyad–Byzantine wars
relatedTo	Constantine V ⓘ Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Umayyad–Byzantine frontier raids
religiousContext	occurred during the period of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
result	Byzantine victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	helped halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory ⓘ marked a turning point in the Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
timePeriod	8th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Battle of Akroinon ⓘ

Constantine V → battle → Battle of Akroinon ⓘ

Isaurian dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Akroinon ⓘ

Battle of Akroinon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Akroinon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Akroinon (740)