Battle of Chrysoboullon (883)
| Battle of Chrysoboullon (883) | |||||||
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| Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars | |||||||
 The Demir Kapi (Iron Gate), one of the gates lining Tarsus' fortifications | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Abbasid Caliphate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kesta Styppiotes † | Yazaman al-Khadim | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000 according to Al-Tabari (exaggerated) | Fewer than the Byzantines | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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7,000 according to Al-Tabari 70,000 according to Sibt ibn al-Jawzi (exaggerated) 2 strategoi | Minimal | ||||||
The Battle of Chrysoboullon or Battle of Bab Qalamyah was fought between the Byzantine Empire and troops of Abbasid Tarsus in 883, during a Byzantine offensive into Cilicia. With a well-timed stratagem, the governor of Tarsus, Yazaman al-Khadim conducted a surprise attack on the Byzantine army and inflicted a defeat on them, checking their ambitions to capture Tarsus.