Battle of Poson
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The Battle of Poson was a decisive 863 Byzantine victory over the Abbasid forces in Asia Minor that halted major Arab raids and marked a turning point in the empire’s eastern frontier wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Poson canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Poson (863) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12939426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Poson Context triple: [Battle of Lalakaon (863), alsoKnownAs, Battle of Poson]
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A.
Battle of Peonnum
The Battle of Peonnum was an early medieval conflict in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Kingdom of Wessex fought to expand its territory, likely against neighboring British or rival Anglo-Saxon forces.
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B.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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D.
Battle of Apros
The Battle of Apros was a 1305 clash in Thrace where the mercenary Catalan Company decisively defeated Byzantine forces, cementing its reputation as a formidable military power in the region.
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E.
Battle of the Parushni
The Battle of the Parushni was an ancient Vedic-era conflict fought near the Parushni (Ravi) River, remembered in early Indian tradition for its role in consolidating the power of Vedic tribes in the Punjab region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Poson Target entity description: The Battle of Poson was a decisive 863 Byzantine victory over the Abbasid forces in Asia Minor that halted major Arab raids and marked a turning point in the empire’s eastern frontier wars.
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A.
Battle of Peonnum
The Battle of Peonnum was an early medieval conflict in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Kingdom of Wessex fought to expand its territory, likely against neighboring British or rival Anglo-Saxon forces.
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B.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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D.
Battle of Apros
The Battle of Apros was a 1305 clash in Thrace where the mercenary Catalan Company decisively defeated Byzantine forces, cementing its reputation as a formidable military power in the region.
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E.
Battle of the Parushni
The Battle of the Parushni was an ancient Vedic-era conflict fought near the Parushni (Ravi) River, remembered in early Indian tradition for its role in consolidating the power of Vedic tribes in the Punjab region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Porson
ⓘ
Battle of Poson (863) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Poson
|
| belligerent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
Byzantine forces ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine armed forces
|
| commander |
Byzantine generals of the eastern themes
ⓘ
Petronas ⓘ Umar al-Aqta ⓘ |
| commanderOfAbbasidForces | Umar al-Aqta ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Abbasid wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Byzantine wars
|
| consequence |
enhanced prestige of Byzantine military leadership
ⓘ
reduced scale of subsequent Arab raids into Byzantine territory ⓘ strengthened Byzantine control over Asia Minor ⓘ |
| date | 863 ⓘ |
| era | 9th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Byzantine strategic offensive on the eastern frontier ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia ⓘ |
| location |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of emir Umar al-Aqta in battle
ⓘ
encirclement and destruction of an invading Arab army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| opposingPower |
Abbasid frontier emirates
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab emirates of the frontier (thughur)
|
| partOf | Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Arab raids deep into Asia Minor in the early 9th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abbasid–Byzantine relations
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia
Byzantine–Arab frontier warfare ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Byzantine wars
|
| result | Byzantine victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive Byzantine victory over Abbasid forces
ⓘ
halted major Arab raids into Asia Minor ⓘ turning point in the empire’s eastern frontier wars ⓘ |
| theatre | eastern frontier of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| year | 863 ⓘ |
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