Tatzates

Tatzates
Died785
AllegianceByzantine Empire (750s–782)
Abbasid Caliphate (782–785)
Years of service750s–785
Rankstrategos
Battles/warsArab–Byzantine frontier wars, Arab–Khazar wars

Tatzates or Tatzatios (Greek: Τατζάτης or Τατζάτιος, from Armenian: Տաճատ Tačat) was a prominent Byzantine general of Armenian descent, who in 782 defected to the Abbasids and was appointed governor of Arminiya.


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