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The victory at Raban had made it …
Years: 960 - 960
The victory at Raban had made it clear that the Empire is gaining the upper hand over the Hamdanids.
Their success had also enabled them to retain control of Samosata, meaning that they had broken through the fortified frontier zone protecting northern Syria.
Nevertheless, the Hamdanid ruler is still in control of a potent military and capable of launching raids into imperial territory, until he suffers a catastrophic defeat in November 960 at the hands of Leo Phokas in an unidentified mountain pass on the Taurus Mountains.
Sayf al-Dawla himself barely escapes, but his army is annihilated.
Coming after the series of costly defeats in the previous years, this battle breaks the power of the Hamdanid emirate for good.
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Years: 960 - 960
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Islam
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Hamdanid Dynasty
- Aleppo, Hamdanid Emirate of
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