Battle of Akroinon

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Akroinon (740) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Akroinon

Battle of Akroinos ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Akroinon
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 invasion force ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
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 raids into Anatolia ⓘ
primaryDefenderState Byzantine Empire ⓘ
primaryOpponentState Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
region Phrygia ⓘ
relatedConflict Umayyad–Byzantine wars ⓘ
relatedTo Constantine V ⓘ
Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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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 Akroinos ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Akroinon
Battle of Akroinon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Akroinon (740) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Akroinon