Topic

Byzantine-Muslim War of 803-09

Subject Conflict 803 CE – 809 CE

War with the Abbasids results from Nikephoros I's cessation of annual tribute payments.

The Arabs under Harun al-Rashid achieve significant early successes, but the outbreak of a revolt in Khorasan facilitates a Byzantine counter-offensive in 807–809.

A truce in 809 restores the territorial status quo.