Which city did al-Mu'tasim's forces sack in 838?
Constantinople
Nicaea
Amorium
Antioch
Answer
Amorium, a Byzantine city, fell to the forces of Caliph al-Mu'tasim in 838. The sack of Amorium was a significant event in the Arab-Byzantine conflict, marking the first time an Arab army had captured a major Byzantine city. The city's capture and destruction demonstrated the growing power of the Abbasid Caliphate and the vulnerability of the Byzantine Empire to Muslim incursions.
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