Capture of Faruriyyah

Capture of Faruriyyah
Part of the Arab–Byzantine Wars
Map of Byzantine Asia Minor and the Byzantine-Arab frontier region in the middle of the 9th century
Date Summer 862 Location Syrian frontier region, near Tarsus Result Abbasid victory Fortress of Faruriyyah conquered by the Abbasids
Belligerents
Abbasid Caliphate	Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Wasif al-Turki	Unknown
Strength
10,000 or more	Unknown

The Capture of Faruriyyah in 862 was a military campaign conducted by the Abbasid Caliphate against the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire. Planned during the short caliphate of al-Muntasir (r. 861–862), it was commanded by the Turkish general Wasif, and was intended to strike against Byzantine defensive positions in southern Anatolia. Originally envisioned as a major multi-year operation, the campaign was cut short in the aftermath of the death of al-Muntasir, and only scored a minor success with the capture of the fortress of Faruriyyah.