9th-century Byzantine military personnel

Byzantine emperor from 919/920 to 944

Byzantine military commander (c. 760–823)

Byzantine general

Byzantine admiral

9th-century Byzantine military leader and aristocrat

Theophobos () or Theophobus, originally Nasir (), Nasr (), or Nusayr (), was a commander of the Khurramites who converted to Christianity and entered Byzantine service under Emperor Theophilos (). Raised to high rank and married into the imperial family, Theophobos was given command of his fellow Khurramites and served under Theophilos in his wars against the Abbasid Caliphate in 837–838. After the Byzantines' defeat at the Battle of Anzen, he was proclaimed emperor by his own men, but did not pursue this claim. Instead he peacefully submitted to Theophilos in the next year and was apparently

Byzantine admiral

9th-century Byzantine general and noble

Nasar (), originally baptized Basil (), was a distinguished Byzantine military leader in the Byzantine–Arab conflicts of the latter half of the 9th century.

Melias () or Mleh (, often Mleh-mec, "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources) was an Armenian prince who entered Byzantine service and became a distinguished general, founding the theme of Lykandos and participating in the campaigns of John Kourkouas against the Arabs.

Karbeas (), also Karbaias (), was a Paulician leader, who, following the anti-Paulician pogroms in 843, abandoned his service in the Byzantine army and went over to the Arabs. With the aid of the emir of Melitene, Umar al-Aqta, he founded the Paulician principality of Tephrike, which he ruled until his death in 863. During this period he participated alongside Umar in several raids against the Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine aristocrat and general

9th-century Byzantine general

9th-century Byzantine general

Byzantine military leader

Byzantine admiral

9th-century Byzantine military governor

9th-century Byzantine naval commander

Byzantine general

Byzantine military officer of the 9th century