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Battle of Marash

Battle of Marash was a battle fought in AD 953 at Kahramanmaraş, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Arab–Byzantine wars, which ran from AD 629 to 1050. The recorded result: Hamdanid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown, but considerably larger than the Hamdanid force against 600 cavalry.

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Map of the Arab-Byzantine frontier zone from the late 7th to the 10th centuries, with the major settlements and fortresses (Arab names in italics).
Map of the Arab-Byzantine frontier zone from the late 7th to the 10th centuries, with the major settlements and fortresses (Arab names in italics).. Cplakidas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 953 (year precision)
PlaceKahramanmaraş, Turkey
37.583N, 36.933E
Part ofArab–Byzantine wars (AD 629 to 1050)
KindBattle, medieval
ResultHamdanid victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireHamdanid Emirate of Aleppo
CommandersBardas Phokas the ElderSayf al-Dawla
StrengthUnknown, but considerably larger than the Hamdanid force600 cavalry
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Battle of Marash is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889228, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Marash (953), revision 1370448958, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.