Battle of Dvin

In the 1045 attack (Battle of Dvin), Byzantine forces were under Constantine IX Monomachos. The Byzantines assembled a large force under the command of Michael Iasites and Constantine the Alan and allied with Armenians under the command of Vahram Pahlawuni and Liparit Orbelean.

Battle of Dvin
Date 1045 Location Dvin, Armenian Result Shaddadids Victory The attackers were completely broken by the Kurds, and Vahram was killed.
Belligerents
Shaddadid Dynasty	Byzantine Empire Supported by Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Fadl	Constantine IX Michael Iasites Constantine the Alan Vahram Pahlavouni † Liparit Orbelean
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
	unknown

To defend the city, Abu'l-Aswar flooded the surrounding fields, limiting the attacking army's mobility and causing it to fall victim to defenders' arrows.

References

Minorsky, Vladimir (1977) [1953]. Studies in Caucasian History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-05735-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzg8AAAAIAAJ. Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976). The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Transl. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Livraria Bertrand. OCLC 490638192. http://rbedrosian.com/Ref/Aeba/aebatoc.html.

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