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	The '''Battle of Sebastopolis''' was fought near the eastern shores of the ] in ] between the ] and ]. The Byzantines were led by ], and included a "special army" of 30,000 Slavs (primarily Serbs) under their leader Neboulos. The Byzantine loss can be attributed to the defection of upwards of 20,000 Serbs/Slavs due to the harsh treatment under ], thus ensuring a Byzantine defeat. Furthermore, many of the rebellious ] left their lands in ] to fight the Byzantine Emperor as retribution for the harsh treatment he had given his Serbian subjects. In the aftermath of the battle the Emperor reportedly rounded up every ] family in Bithynia and had them killed. Furious at the loss of the army, the Emperor Justinian also had the commander ] imprisoned for two years.		The '''Battle of Sebastopolis''' was fought near the eastern shores of the ] in ] between the ] and ]. The Byzantines were led by ], and included a "special army" of 30,000 Slavs (primarily Serbs) under their leader Neboulos. The Byzantine loss can be attributed to the defection of upwards of 20,000 Serbs/Slavs due to the harsh treatment under ], thus ensuring a Byzantine defeat. Furthermore, many of the rebellious ] left their lands in ] to fight the Byzantine Emperor as retribution for the harsh treatment he had given his Serbian subjects. In the aftermath of the battle the Emperor reportedly rounded up every ] family in Bithynia and had them killed. Hwever,this is considered false as Byzantine sources document a large Serbian population in ] as late as the 13th century. Furious at the loss of the army, the Emperor Justinian also had the commander ] imprisoned for two years.

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Battle of Sebastopolis

Part of the Muslim conquests and the Byzantine-Arab Wars

Sulusaray (Sebastopolis) in Tokat Province of Turkey

Date	692
Location	Sebastopolis (modern Sulusaray)
Result	Umayyad victory

Belligerents

Umayyad Caliphate

Byzantine Empire

Commanders and leaders

Caliph Abd al-Malik

Leontios,
Neboulos

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

The Battle of Sebastopolis was fought near the eastern shores of the Black Sea in 692 between the Byzantine Empire and Umayyads. The Byzantines were led by Leontios, and included a "special army" of 30,000 Slavs (primarily Serbs) under their leader Neboulos. The Byzantine loss can be attributed to the defection of upwards of 20,000 Serbs/Slavs due to the harsh treatment under Justinian II, thus ensuring a Byzantine defeat. Furthermore, many of the rebellious Serbs left their lands in Bithynia to fight the Byzantine Emperor as retribution for the harsh treatment he had given his Serbian subjects. In the aftermath of the battle the Emperor reportedly rounded up every Serbian family in Bithynia and had them killed. Hwever,this is considered false as Byzantine sources document a large Serbian population in Bynthia as late as the 13th century. Furious at the loss of the army, the Emperor Justinian also had the commander Leontios imprisoned for two years.

References

Theophanes the Confessor, Chronicle, entry for Anno Mundi 6184
Norwich, John Julius. Byzantium: The Early Years. ISBN 0-394-53778-5.

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