Battle of Dvin

Battle of Dvin
Date	1045
Location	Dvin, Armenian
Result	Shaddadids Victory The attackers were completely broken by the Kurds, and Vahram killed.;
Belligerents
Shaddadid Dynasty	Byzantine Empire; Supported by; Kingdom of Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Fadl;	Constantine IX ; Michael Iasites; Constantine the Alan; Vahram Pahlavouni † Liparit Orbelean;
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

In the 1045 attack (Battle of Dvin), Byzantine forces were under Constantine IX Monomachos. The Byzantines assembled a large force under the command of Michael Iasites and Constantine the Alan and allied with Armenians under the command of Vahram Pahlawuni and Liparit Orbelean.

To defend the city, Abu'l-Aswar flooded the surrounding fields, limiting the attacking army's mobility and causing it to fall victim to defenders' arrows.

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References

Minorsky, Vladimir (1977) [1953]. Studies in Caucasian History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-05735-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzg8AAAAIAAJ. Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976). The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Transl. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Livraria Bertrand. OCLC 490638192. http://rbedrosian.com/Ref/Aeba/aebatoc.html.