Abbasid–Byzantine Wars and Diplomacy (8th–11th centuries)

1. Large Abbasid invasion forces Irene to pay tribute

   Jan 1, 782Labels: H r, Empress Irene, Chrysopolis

   • Kopidnadon
   • Britannica

2. Abbasids defeat Byzantines at Kopidnadon near Podandos

   Sep 1, 788Labels: Kopidnadon, Podandos, Taurus frontier

   • Kopidnadon

3. Abbasids defeat Nikephoros I at Krasos

   Sep 1, 804Labels: Nikephoros I, Krasos, Phrygia

   • Krasos

4. Harun al-Rashid’s 806 invasion compels Byzantine tribute

   Jun 11, 806Labels: H r, Nikephoros I, Tyana

   • 806 Invasion
   • Nikephoros I

5. Abbasids defeat Byzantines at Anzen (Dazimon)

   Jul 22, 838Labels: Afsh n, Anzen Dazimon, Theophilos

   • Anzen

6. Abbasids sack Amorium after successful siege

   Aug 1, 838Labels: al-Mu ta, Amorium, Anatolia

   • Amorium
   • Anzen

7. Abbasids win at Mauropotamos; truce and exchange follow

   Jan 1, 844Labels: Mauropotamos, truce, prisoner exchange

   • Mauropotamos
   • Exchanges

8. Prisoner exchange conducted at the River Lamos

   Sep 1, 845Labels: River Lamos, prisoner exchange, Abbasid Byzantine

   • Exchanges
   • Mauropotamos

9. Byzantine victory at Lalakaon shifts the balance

   Sep 3, 863Labels: Lalakaon, Umar al-Aq, Melitene

   • Lalakaon
   • Michael III

10. Byzantines crush Paulician ally network at Bathys Ryax

    Jan 1, 872Labels: Bathys Ryax, Paulicians, Chrysocheir

    • Bathys Ryax

11. Muslim fleet sacks Thessalonica in major coastal raid

    Jan 1, 904Labels: Thessalonica, Leo of, muslim fleet

    • Thessalonica
    • Leo Tripoli

12. John I Tzimiskes campaigns in Syria and the Levant

    Jan 1, 974Labels: John I, Syria, Levant

    • Tzimiskes