Battle of Akroinon
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The Battle of Akroinon was fought at Akroinon or Akroinos 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 and his son, the future Constantine V. 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 put an end to major Arab incursions into Anatolia for three decades.
740
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Byzantine Empire, Umayyad Caliphate, 
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Location: 38.75, 30.5333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 740 | Battle of Akroinon | Byzantine Empire, battle, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1921 | Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir | battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1350 | Afyonkarahisar Kalesi | military base, fortress | Wikidata |