Ostikan of Arminiya Smbat Bagratuni 7,700 killed
300 prisoners roughly 300 dead Combatants Armenia, Arabs | 8,000 (including 5000 cavalry) 2000 cavalry Result Armenian victory | |
Similar Battle of Sevan, Battle of Bitlis, Battle of Tigranocerta, Battle of Avarayr, Battle of Artaxata | ||
In the Battle of Varnakert (702) Smbat Bagratuni defeated the 8,000-strong Umayyad army from the garrison in Nakhichevan. Smbat, with the aid of Byzantine Empire, managed to re-conquer the majority of Armenia and drive the Arabs out of the country. Despite this success, the Umayyad generals Muhammad ibn Marwan and Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik soon restored Armenia to subject status, and secured Muslim control by organizing a large-scale massacre of the princely families (nakharar) within the cathedral of Nakhchivan in 705.
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