Siege of Amorium

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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.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Sack of Amorium 3
sack of Amorium 2
Amorium campaign 1

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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 ⓘ
Byzantine–Abbasid diplomatic relations ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine diplomacy
attacker Abbasid army of al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid forces
belligerent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
cause Abbasid retaliatory campaign against Byzantium ⓘ
chronologicalContext reign of Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
reign of Byzantine emperor Theophilos ⓘ
combatantReligion Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
commandedBySide Abbasid Caliphate – al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim

Byzantine Empire – Emperor Theophilos ⓘ
commander Theophilos ⓘ
al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
conflictIn Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
date 838 ⓘ
defender Byzantine garrison of Amorium ⓘ
endDate 838-08-12 ⓘ
era 9th century ⓘ
hasParticipant Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion Asia Minor ⓘ
location Amorium ⓘ
linked to: city of Amorium

Anatolia ⓘ
militaryTheater Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia ⓘ
notableConsequence psychological blow to Byzantine prestige ⓘ
strengthening of Abbasid military reputation ⓘ
opponent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Anzen ⓘ
relatedWork martyr acts of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium ⓘ
result Abbasid victory ⓘ
sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
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 ⓘ
Amorium was a major Byzantine military and administrative center ⓘ
target city of Amorium ⓘ
typeOfEngagement siege warfare ⓘ
yearInChristianEra 838 ⓘ
yearInIslamicCalendar 223 AH ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Battle of Anzen → followedBy → Siege of Amorium ⓘ
Battle of Lalakaon (863) → relatedEvent → Sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Theophilus → militaryConflict → Sack of Amorium ⓘ
subject linked to: Theophilus (emperor)
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Theophilos → battle → Sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 → alsoKnownAs → Amorium campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 → alsoKnownAs → Campaign of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 → culminatedIn → sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 → keyEvent → siege of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
Siege of Amorium → result → sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium