Battle of Varnakert
Battle of Varnakert | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Umayyad Caliphate | Armenia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ostikan of Arminiya | Smbat Bagratuni | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 (including 5000 cavalry) | 2,000 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7,700 killed 300 prisoners | ~300 dead |
In the Battle of Varnakert (702) defeated the 8,000-strong Umayyad army from the garrison in Nakhichevan. Smbat, with the aid of Byzantine Empire, managed to re-conquer the majority of Armenia and drive the Arabs out of the country.[1] Despite this success, the Umayyad generals Muhammad ibn Marwan and Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik soon restored Armenia to subject status, and secured Muslim control by organizing a large-scale massacre of the princely families (nakharar) within the cathedral of Nakhchivan in 705.[2]
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