Arab-Byzantine Wars

A 10th-century Coin

Obverse, in field (around the rider): “Sayf al-Dawla Abu l-Hasan”; in margin: “commander of the faithful al-Muti’ lillah, the two exalted princes Nasir al-dawla and Sayf al-dawla, the princes Abu-Taghlib and Abu’l-Mukarrim and Abu’l-Ma’ali and Abu’l-Kitabat.” Reverse, in field: “the two exalted princes Nasir al-dawla and Sayf al-dawla, the princes Abu-Taghlib and Abu’l-Mukarrim and Abu’l-Ma’ali and Abu’l-Kitabat.”

The Capture of Sayf al-Dawla’s Cousin

John Skylitzes, an 11th-century Byzantine Christian historian, discusses the Arab-Byzantine wars, including against the Hamdanids (here: “Chambdan”). He tells here of the capture of Abu’l-‘Asha’ir, the cousin of Sayf al-Dawla, in 956.

Source, pp. 232-4.

This image is from a 13th-century manuscript of the 11th-century Byzantine history written by John Skylitzes.

The Fall of Aleppo

John Skylitzes, an 11th-century Byzantine Christian historian, discusses the Arab-Byzantine wars, including against the Hamdanids (here: “Chambdan”). He tells here of the fall of Aleppo in 962.

Source, p. 243.

This image is from a 13th-century manuscript of the 11th-century Byzantine history written by John Skylitzes.

A 13th-century Depiction

The images above are from a 13th-century manuscript of the 11th-century Byzantine history written by John Skylitzes. This last image shows the Hamdanids, labeled in Greek, running away from the Byzantine general. The whole manuscript is online here, if you’d like to look through it.