Back رشيق الوردامي Arabic رشيق الوردامى ARZ Лъв Триполит Bulgarian Lleó de Trípoli Catalan Leon von Tripolis German Λέων ο Τριπολίτης Greek León de Trípoli Spanish Léon de Tripoli French Leo dari Tripoli ID Leone di Tripoli Italian
Leo of Tripoli | |
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 The sack of Thessalonica in 904, from the Madrid Skylitzes | |
| Native name | Lāwī Abū'l-Ḥāriṭ, Rashīq al-Wardāmī |
| Birth name | Leo |
| Nickname(s) | ghulām Zurāfa, Rashīq al-Wardāmī |
| Born | Attaleia (modern-day Antalya, Turkey) |
| Died | after 921/2 |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Service/ | Abbasid army |
| Years of service | before 904 – after 921/2 |
| Commands | Admiral, Governor of Tripoli, Deputy governor of Tarsus |
| Wars | Arab–Byzantine wars: Sack of Thessalonica |
Leo of Tripoli (Greek: Λέων ὸ Τριπολίτης), known in Arabic as Rashīq al-Wardāmī (رشيق الوردامي), and Ghulām Zurāfa (غلام زرافة), was a Greek renegade and fleet commander for the Abbasid Caliphate in the early tenth century. He is most notable for his sack of Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second city, in 904.