Km Khan retreated Escaping into the steppes and over the next few years regrouped Cause_to_amalgamate his forces .

Following the defeat Conquering of the Byzantine army in the initial stages of the war Military_operation in 894 Leo VI sought Getting aid Assistance from the Magyars who at the time inhabited Placing the steppes to the north-east of Bulgaria .

It is a transitional ecoregion of semi-arid grasslands , savannas , steppes , and thorn shrublands .

Riding from the steppes of Central Asia , the Seljuq replicated tactics practiced Practice by the Huns hundreds of years earlier against a similar Roman opponent but now combining Cause_to_amalgamate it with new-found Islamic zeal ; in many ways Action , the Seljuq resumed Process_start the conquests Conquering of the Muslims in the Byzantine–Arab Wars initiated Process_start by the Rashidun , Umayyad and Abassid Caliphate in the Levant , North Africa and Asia Minor .