10th-century Greek-born naval officer of the Abbasid Caliphate
Leo of Tripoli
The sack of Thessalonica in 904, from the Madrid Skylitzes
Native name
Lāwī Abū'l-Ḥāriṭ, Rashīq al-Wardāmī
Birth name
Leo
Nickname(s)
ghulām Zurāfa, Rashīq al-Wardāmī
Born
Attaleia (modern-day Antalya, Turkey)
Died
after 921/2
Allegiance
Abbasid Caliphate
Service/branch
Abbasid army
Years of service
before 904 – after 921/2
Commands held
Admiral, Governor of Tripoli, Deputy governor of Tarsus
Wars
Arab–Byzantine wars: Sack of Thessalonica
Leo of Tripoli (Greek: Λέων ὸ Τριπολίτης), known in Arabic as Rashīq al-Wardāmī (رشيق الوردامي), and Ghulām Zurāfa (غلام زرافة), was a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate in the early tenth century. He is most notable for his sack of Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second city, in 904.
LeoofTripoli (Greek: Λέων ὸ Τριπολίτης), known in Arabic as Rashīq al-Wardāmī (رشيق الوردامي), and Ghulām Zurāfa (غلام زرافة), was a Greek renegade and...
Look up Tripoli, tripoli, Tripolis, or طرابلس in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tripoli or Tripolis (from Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις, meaning "three cities")...
invasion of Armenia in 902, and the sacking of Theodosiopolis, as well as successful raids in the Arab Thughur. Then, in 904 the renegade LeoofTripolis sacked...
al-Jazira, and al-jarājima (الجراجمة) in Bilad al-Sham". Mardaite revolts LeoofTripoli Staurakios Platys Marada Movement Akritai Hitti, Philip (1957). Lebanon...
both Antioch and Tripoli. Bohemond's stepmother, Sybil, wanted to secure the succession of Antioch to her son, William. Leo, Lord of Armenian Cilicia...
his minority under the protection of his uncle King Leo III of Armenia at his court in Cilicia. He returned to Tripoli in 1277 and immediately made peace...
defeat ofLeoofTripoli off Lemnos, coupled with the death of Damian during a siege of a Byzantine fortress in the next year, marked the beginning of the...
as a base or a stop-over, as during the return ofLeoofTripoli's fleet from Thessalonica, when many of the over 20,000 Thessalonian captives were sold...
fortress of Strobilos in the Cibyrrhaeot Theme. His death, along with the probable death ofLeoofTripoli the year before, brought the era of Muslim naval...
renegade LeoofTripolis, near Lemnos. The Byzantine victory was overwhelming, with most of the Saracen ships and crews lost, while LeoofTripoli himself...
to move the market back to Constantinople. In 904, Saracens, led by LeoofTripoli, managed to seize the city and after a ten-day depredation, left after...
hinterland of their hometown. A naval attack led by Byzantine converts to Islam (including LeoofTripoli) in 904 resulted in the sack of the city. The...
resident of Thessalonica when the city, then one of the largest in the Byzantine Empire, was besieged and sacked by a Saracen force led by LeoofTripoli in...
the Bulgarian raids were used by Arabs led by the Byzantine renegade LeoofTripoli to undertake a maritime campaign and seize Thessaloniki. After the Arabs...
the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. July 29 – Sack of Thessalonica: A Muslim fleet, led by the Greek renegade LeoofTripoli, appears outside Thessalonica...
terrorism-related crimes LeoofTripoli – Byzantine Greek renegade who freed 4000 Muslim prisoners while attacking the Byzantine city of Thessalonica Samantha...
to fruition under the first two emperors of the Macedonian dynasty, Basil I the Macedonian (r. 867–886) and Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912). The Klētorologion...
– Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. 904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under LeoofTripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine...
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