Siege of Amorium

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battle siege

The Siege of Amorium was a major 9th-century Abbasid victory over the Byzantine Empire in 838, resulting in the sack of one of Byzantium’s most important cities and marking a significant turning point in the Arab–Byzantine wars.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sack of Amorium	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ siege ⓘ
aftermath	capture of Byzantine officers later known as the 42 Martyrs of Amorium ⓘ massacre and enslavement of inhabitants ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine iconoclasm period NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine–Abbasid diplomatic relations NERFINISHED ⓘ
attacker	Abbasid army of al-Mu'tasim NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Abbasid retaliatory campaign against Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalContext	reign of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ reign of Byzantine emperor Theophilos ⓘ
combatantReligion	Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedBySide	Abbasid Caliphate – al-Mu'tasim NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire – Emperor Theophilos NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Theophilos NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mu'tasim NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn	Arab–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	838 ⓘ
defender	Byzantine garrison of Amorium NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	838-08-12 ⓘ
era	9th century ⓘ
hasParticipant	Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Amorium NERFINISHED ⓘ Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableConsequence	psychological blow to Byzantine prestige ⓘ strengthening of Abbasid military reputation ⓘ
opponent	Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Anzen NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	martyr acts of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Abbasid victory ⓘ sack of Amorium NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	destruction of one of Byzantium’s most important cities ⓘ major Abbasid victory over Byzantines ⓘ turning point in Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
startDate	838-08-01 ⓘ
strategicImportance	Amorium was a key city in central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Amorium was a major Byzantine military and administrative center NERFINISHED ⓘ
target	city of Amorium NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	siege warfare ⓘ
yearInChristianEra	838 ⓘ
yearInIslamicCalendar	223 AH ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Battle of Anzen → followedBy → Siege of Amorium ⓘ

Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) → relatedEvent → Siege of Amorium ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Lalakaon (863)

this entity surface form: Sack of Amorium

Theophilus (emperor) → militaryConflict → Siege of Amorium ⓘ

subject surface form: Theophilus

this entity surface form: Sack of Amorium