Talk:Battle of Azaz (1030)

Treaty of Safar and other stuff
According to Zakkar, citing Yahya of Antioch, the treaty between Nasr and Byzantium was the “restoration of the 969 treaty”. We should plug the Treaty of Safar article here. Could you do this as I’m not sure if we should link it in the Background section and reference it again in the Aftermath or only link/reference it in the Aftermath section. —Al Ameer (talk) 14:17, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

P.S. I added whatever else I could from the Arab side—take out or copyedit as you see fit. There's one more thing (other than linking the Treaty of Safar), but I'm not sure where or how best to integrate it or if it should be added at all. Zakkar (pp. 117–118) writes "Psellus' report of this battle is most interesting, describing as it does the tactics employed by the Kilabis in contrast to the heavy movement of the Byzantine army. These tactics reveal the nomadic character and method of fighting." And Kamal Salibi in his Syria under Islam: Empire on Trial, 634-1097, Volume 1 (p. 85) writes of the Kilab (and the Tayy for that matter) "Their chief military asset, in fact, was their Bedouin swiftness of movement", though Salibi was not discussing the Battle of Azaz, just about the Syrian Kilab in general during this time period. It might be useful for context to explicitly mention this aspect as it gives insight for the average reader to how a small Bedouin force, because of its high mobility and flexibility, could defeat a much larger conventional standing army. Bianquis (p. 122) also notes the Mirdasids' tactics in this regard was more effective than those employed by the Hamdanids in their wars with Byzantium. --Al Ameer (talk) 16:37, 26 September 2019 (UTC)


 * All good points, done, and thanks for the additions. Also, if you want to address specific parts of the FAC comments, please go ahead. You are as much this article's author as I :). Constantine  ✍  17:57, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making the changes and for taking the initiatives which have seen this article's consistent promotion. And I'll respond to FAC comments wherever I think I could be helpful. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 18:06, 26 September 2019 (UTC)