battle, medieval

Battle of Sevan

Name: Battle of Sevan
Location: Lake Sevan, Armenia

Battle of Sevan was a battle fought in AD 921 at Lake Sevan, in what is now Armenia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lake Sevan. The recorded result: Armenian victory. Recorded strength: 70 archers against 1,000.

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FoughtAD 921

WhereLake Sevan, Armenia40.311N, 45.349E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArmenian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of ArmeniaagainstSajid dynasty

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Record

Date	AD 921 (year precision)
Place	Lake Sevan, Armenia 40.311N, 45.349E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	70 archers	1,000
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy
Commanders	Ashot the Iron

Placed at Lake Sevan; 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 Garni 1225, 57 km W
Capture of Erivan 1827, 72 km W
Siege of Erivan 1804, 72 km W
Siege of Erivan 1808, 72 km W
Siege of Yerevan 1603, 72 km W

Elsewhere in AD 921

Battle of Pegae Turkey

Battle of Sevan is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Armenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2070062, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sevan, revision 1381996018, 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.