Furthermore, according to historian Mark Whittow, "by 912 the Arabs had been pinned back behind the Taurus and Anti-Taurus", encouraging the Armenians to switch their allegiance from the Abbasid Caliphate to the Empire, in whose service they entered in increasing numbers.
Selanjutnya, menurut sejarawan Mark Whittow, "pada tahun 912 orang-orang Arab telah disematkan di belakang Taurus dan Anti-Taurus", mendorong orang-orang Armenia untuk mengubah kesetiaan mereka dari Kekhalifahan Abbasiyah ke Kekaisaran, yang dalam pelayanannya jumlah mereka semakin meningkat.