Muslim conquest of the Levant

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7th-century conflict Islamic conquest military campaign

The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Muslim conquest of the Levant canonical	15
Muslim conquest of Syria	5
Arab conquest of Syria	1
Islamic conquest of Jerusalem	1
Muslim conquest of Jerusalem	1
Muslim conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean	1
Muslim reconquest of Jerusalem	1
Muslim reconquest of the Levant	1
Surrender of Jerusalem to the Rashidun Caliphate	1
conquest of the Levant by the Rashidun Caliphate	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	7th-century conflict ⓘ Islamic conquest ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ghassanids ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
cause	expansionist policy of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ weakening of the Byzantine Empire after wars with the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
commander	Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ surface form: Abu Bakr Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ Amr ibn al-As ⓘ Heraclius ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan ⓘ
conflictWith	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ghassanids ⓘ surface form: Ghassanid Kingdom
endTime	c. 638 ⓘ
era	7th century ⓘ
followedBy	Muslim conquest of Armenia ⓘ Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
keyBattle	Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ Battle of Fahl ⓘ Battle of Marj al-Saffar ⓘ Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ Siege of Damascus (634) ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) ⓘ
location	Byzantine Palestine ⓘ Byzantine theme of Syria ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Syria Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ early Muslim conquests ⓘ
precededBy	Ridda Wars ⓘ surface form: Ridda wars
religiousContext	early Islam ⓘ
result	Muslim victory ⓘ collapse of Byzantine rule in most of the Levant ⓘ incorporation of the Levant into the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ spread of Islam in Syria and Palestine ⓘ
significance	beginning of long-term Arabization of the Levant ⓘ major turning point in Byzantine–Arab relations ⓘ shift of control of the Levant from Byzantine Christian rule to Muslim rule ⓘ
startTime	c. 634 ⓘ
territory	Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ northern Arabia ⓘ southern Anatolia ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rashidun Caliphate → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Egypt → precededBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Roman–Persian Wars → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Arab–Byzantine wars → resultedIn → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab conquest of Syria

Heraclian dynasty → notableEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Outremer → endCause → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim reconquest of the Levant

Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima → affectedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Amr ibn al-As → participatedIn → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan → campaign → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Ridda Wars → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Muslim conquest of North Africa → follows → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

Battle of Yarmouk → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Battle of Yarmouk → followedBy → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Jerusalem

Battle of the Masts (655) → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean

Battle of Hattin → consequence → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim reconquest of Jerusalem

Siege of Damascus (634) → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

Siege of Damascus (634) → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: conquest of the Levant by the Rashidun Caliphate

Battle of the Masts → partOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Battle of the Masts → predecessorEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

House of Heraclius → notableEvent → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Sophronius of Jerusalem → described → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) → conflict → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) → result → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surrender of Jerusalem to the Rashidun Caliphate

Battle of Ajnadayn → conflictOf → Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ