Caliph al-Mahdi, in retaliation for the Romans'…

November 780 CE

Caliph al-Mahdi, in retaliation for the Romans' post-battle slaughter of his army in 778, has assembled a large force of Mesopotamians, Syrians, and Khorasanians, which he leads northwards in late 780 Aafter the death of Emperor Leo IV, who had campaigned against the Arabs in Anatolia and Syria since 777.

Empress Irene, acting regent for her young son Constantine VI, orders the imperial forces to annihilate the invading Muslims.

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Nicomedia > Izmit (Kocaeli) Kocaeli Turkey View →

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Al-Mahdi View → Constantine VI View → Harun al-Rashid View → Irene of Athens View → Leo IV the Khazar View →

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Iranian peoples View → Arab people View → Persian people View → Khorasan, Greater View → Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Muslims, Sunni View → Syrian people View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Isaurian dynasty View → Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad) View →

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Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Islamic Golden Age View → Byzantine-Muslim War of 778-83 View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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