Regional989 CE

Battle of Abydos

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Egypt

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Battle of Abydos (989), part of the Byzantine Military Rebellions. Emperor Basil II defeated Bardas Phocas.

Belligerents2

Emperor Basil II
Bardas Phocas

Conflict graph

PART OFRebellions of Bardas Skleros and Bardas Phokas

Sources

HCED — Miller & Bakar (2023), Historical Conflict Event Dataset, J. Conflict Resolution 67(2-3)
Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (HCED primary source)

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