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Battle of Pankalia

Battle of Pankalia was a battle fought in AD 978 at Amorium, in what is now Turkey; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Amorium. The recorded result: Byzantine-Iberian victory.

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FoughtAD 978ran into the following year
WhereAmorium, Turkey39.026N, 31.267E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine-Iberian victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Kingdom of the IberiansagainstBardas Skleros

Record

DateAD 978 (year precision)
to AD 979
PlaceAmorium, Turkey
39.026N, 31.267E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Bardas Phokas the Younger
  • John Tornike
  • Bardas Skleros
Battle of PankaliaBattle of PankaliaSack of AmoriumBattle of IpsusBattle of the Zompe BridgeSiege of ManzikertBattle of AkroinonBattle of IpsusBattle of the Zompe BridgeSiege of ManzikertBattle of AkroinonAnkaraKonyaEskişehirKütahyaPolatlıBilecik100 km39.026N, 31.267E
Placed at Amorium; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Pankalia is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1355177, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pankaleia, revision 1372425675, 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.