Tatzates | |
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Died | 785 |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire (750s–782) Abbasid Caliphate (782–785) |
Years of service | 750s–785 |
Rank | strategos |
Battles / wars | Arab–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.