Battle of Anzen

Battle of Anzen

The Battle of Anzen was fought in 838 at Anzen or Dazimon (now Dazmana, Turkey) between the Byzantine Empire and the forces of Caliph al-Mu'tasim. The Byzantines, led by Theophilus, were defeated by General Al-Afshin.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Manuel the Armenian — Manuel Born late 8th century Died 27 July 838 / ca. 860 …   Wikipedia

  • List of battles 601–1400 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current 7th century * 603 Battle of Degsastan Northumbrian king Aethelfrith defeats Scots under Áedán mac Gabráin * 612 ** Battle of Yodong fortress Korean Goguryeo defeat… …   Wikipedia

  • List of military commanders — See also: Military History Antiquity Albania*Agron (250 BC 230 BC) The first king to unite the Illyrian tribes together and form a kingdom. During his rule Illyria was a strong kingdom which had a strong military force, especially naval. He… …   Wikipedia

  • List of wars in the Muslim world — Part of the list of wars series.Battles of the Rashidun CaliphateRidda wars* Battle of Yamama 632 *Battle of Zafar 632 *Battle of Buzakha 632 *Battle of Ghamra 632 *Battle of Naqra 632 *Battle of Daumat ul jandal 633Byzantine Arab Wars* Battle of …   Wikipedia

  • List of conflicts in the Near East — This article is about past conflicts in the Near East. For modern conflicts, see List of modern conflicts in the Middle East. A geographical map showing territories commonly considered part of the Near East. The area known as the Near East is… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Islam — This article is about the history of Islam as a culture and polity. For the history of the Islamic faith, see Spread of Islam. For Islamic civilization, see Islamic civilization (disambiguation). For military conquests, see Islamic conquests. For …   Wikipedia

  • Domestic of the Schools — The Domestic of the Schools (Greek: δομέστικος τῶν σχολῶν, domestikos tōn scholōn) was a senior Byzantine military office, extant from the 8th century until at least the early 14th century. Originally simply the commander of the Scholai, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Theophilos (emperor) — Infobox Monarch name =Theophilos title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Theophilus, in the Chronicle of John Skylitzes reign =October 2, 829 – January 20, 842 predecessor =Michael II successor =Michael III consort =Theodora issue… …   Wikipedia

  • Al-Mu'tasim — أبو إسحاق عباس المعتصم بن هارون Caliph of Baghdad Reign 9 August 833 5 January 842 ( 100000000000000080000008 years, 10000000000000149000000149 days) Predecessor al Ma mun Successor al Wathiq …   Wikipedia

  • Muslim conquest of Syria — Part of the Muslim conquests and Byzantine Arab Wars …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”