Arab Raids on Byzantine Anatolia

Name: Arab Raids on Byzantine Anatolia
Start: 1032
End: 1036

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1032–1036

After the disastrous Battle of Azaz in 1030, Arab forces on the Syrian and Mesopotamian frontiers counterattacked, pressuring eastern Anatolia;…

Timeline

1030–1031Azaz · SyriaEmperor Romanos III personally campaigned against the Mirdasid emirate of Aleppo and suffered a devastating ambush at Azaz; Arab border lords then rose in revolt, sharply increasing pressure on eastern Anatolia's defenses.
1032Teluch · MesopotamiaGeorge Maniakes, governor of the fortress of Teluch, destroyed some eight hundred Arab troops returning victorious from Azaz, then joined systematic campaigns against Arab border lords, easing raiding threats on eastern Anatolia's edge.

John Skylitzes, A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057 — John Skylitzes (2010)
Byzanz und die islamische Welt im frühen 11. Jahrhundert — Werner Felix (1981)