Siege of Samosata (859) 859
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 859 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Arab–Byzantine wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, Paulician principality of Tephrike | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 37.5792, 38.4825 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Siege of Samosata was a military engagement between the Byzantine army and the Arab garrison of Samosata. The outcome of the battle differs between Greek sources, which portray it as a major Arab victory, and the Arabic ones, that describe it as Byzantine success. Some historians explain the differing descriptions as an attempt by later authors to blacken the image of Michael III, with his supposed defeat being fabricated.
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