Besparakanites 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Dates | 838 (taq) / 838 (tpq) |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Amorion (Galatia); Anzen (Helenopontus) |
| Textual Sources | Genesii, Josephi, Regum Libri Quattuor, eds. A. Lesmüller-Werner and I. Thurn, CFHB 14 (Berlin, 1978) (history) |
Besparakanites 1 was one of the Arab commanders of the expedition sent by the caliph against the Romans after the sack of the caliph's home town of Sozopetra: Genesius III 13. The caliph was al-Mu`tasim 1. See further Afshin 1 for the events at Anzen and Amorion during this expedition.
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