His conquest of the Armeniac province was left incomplete because the Abbasids, taking advantage of the Byzantine civil war, launched raids by land and sea against southern Asia Minor, where Thomas had left few troops.
Penaklukannya atas provinsi Armeniakon dibiarkan tidak lengkap karena Abbasiyyah, mengambil keuntungan dari perang sipil Byzantine, melancarkan serangan darat dan laut terhadap Asia Minor selatan, di mana Tomaž telah meninggalkan beberapa pasukan.