There are ruins of Byzantine settlements around the village.
R. Ousterhout, A Byzantine settlement in Cappadocia (Washington, 2005).
There is also a smaller settlement mound to the west and a Byzantine settlement a few hundred meters to the east.
In some cases, such as the Byzantine settlements in southern Crimea, a tudun would be appointed for a town nominally within another polity's sphere of influence.
The fortress is a descendant of an earlier Byzantine settlement and a fortification from the 7th-8th century.
In the 1360s, the Turks continued to drive through Thrace, taking Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian settlements.
Isfiya was built on the ruins of a Byzantine settlement.
The Crusaders will begin by massacring the Byzantine settlements in western Asia Minor; then they'll attack the Turks and be wiped out almost completely.
Remains have been discovered at Al-Ghabisiyya, suggesting that the place might have had a Roman and Byzantine settlement.
Veligosti was founded during the Byzantine era and the ruins of the Byzantine settlement and a tower are still visible today.