Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was fought at Akroinon or Akroinos (near modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the western edge of the Anatolian plateau, in 740 between an Umayyad Arab army and the Byzantine forces. The Arabs had been conducting regular raids into Anatolia for the past century, and the 740 expedition was the largest in recent decades, consisting of three separate divisions. One division, 20,000 strong under Abdallah al-Battal and al-Malik ibn Shu'aib, was confronted at Akroinon by the Byzantines under the command of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741) and his son, the future Constantine V (r. 741–775). The battle resulted in a decisive Byzantine victory. Coupled with the Umayyad Caliphate's troubles on other fronts and the internal instability before and after the Abbasid Revolt, this
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Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was fought at Akroinon or Akroinos (near modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the western edge of the Anatolian plateau, in 740 between an Umayyad Arab army and the Byzantine forces. The Arabs had been conducting regular raids into Anatolia for the past century, and the 740 expedition was the largest in recent decades, consisting of three separate divisions. One division, 20,000 strong under Abdallah al-Battal and al-Malik ibn Shu'aib, was confronted at Akroinon by the Byzantines under the command of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741) and his son, the future Constantine V (r. 741–775). The battle resulted in a decisive Byzantine victory. Coupled with the Umayyad Caliphate's troubles on other fronts and the internal instability before and after the Abbasid Revolt, this
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A batalha de Acroino (em grego ...... na Anatólia por três décadas.
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Bitwa pod Akroinon miała miejs ...... im na Anatolię na trzy dekady.
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De Slag bij Akroinon werd in 7 ...... in 750 bij de Slag bij de Zab.
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In der Schlacht bei Akroinon i ...... hanes (A.M. 6231) beschrieben.
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La bataille d'Akroinon ou bata ...... ue de Théophane le Confesseur.
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La batalla de Akroinon se libr ...... condiciones de hacerle frente.
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La battaglia di Akroinon fu co ...... llasso del califfato Omayyade.
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The Battle of Akroinon was fou ...... to Anatolia for three decades.
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Битва при Акроиноне (современн ...... рабским вторжениям в Анатолию.
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معركة أفيون قره حصار معركة دار ...... هت المعركة بانتصار البيزنطيين.
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Map of Anatolia in 740 AD. Ak ...... the central Anatolian plateau
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A batalha de Acroino (em grego ...... ês grupos invasores separados.
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Bitwa pod Akroinon miała miejs ...... położyła kres wielkim najazdom
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De Slag bij Akroinon werd in 7 ...... van de Arabieren in Anatolië.
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In der Schlacht bei Akroinon i ...... en. Ebenso wurde der Widerstan
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La bataille d'Akroinon ou bata ...... ue de Théophane le Confesseur.
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La batalla de Akroinon se libr ...... isiva victoria bizantina. Este
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La battaglia di Akroinon fu co ...... llasso del califfato Omayyade.
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The Battle of Akroinon was fou ...... after the Abbasid Revolt, this
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Битва при Акроиноне (современн ...... ийцев. В сочетании с проблемам
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معركة أفيون قره حصار معركة دار ...... هت المعركة بانتصار البيزنطيين.
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Bataille d'Akroinon
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Batalha de Acroino
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Batalla de Akroinon
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Battaglia di Akroinon
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Battle of Akroinon
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Bitwa pod Akroinon
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Schlacht bei Akroinon
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Slag bij Akroinon
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Битва при Акроиноне
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معركة أفيون قره حصار
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Battle of Akroinon
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