Arab naval forces

E309606

historical military force military organization naval force

Arab naval forces were the maritime military fleets of early Islamic empires, which rapidly expanded across the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean and became a major seafaring power in the medieval period.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arab navy	2
Arab naval forces canonical	1
Umayyad naval forces	1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical military force ⓘ military organization ⓘ naval force ⓘ
activePeriod	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
basedIn	Aden ⓘ Alexandria ⓘ Basra ⓘ Fustat ⓘ Mahdia ⓘ Siraf ⓘ Tripoli ⓘ surface form: Tripoli (Levant) Tunis ⓘ Tyre ⓘ al-Mahalla and other North African ports ⓘ
commandLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
contributedTo	Arab dominance in parts of the Mediterranean during the early Middle Ages ⓘ integration of Mediterranean and Indian Ocean trade networks ⓘ
declinedRelativeTo	Italian maritime republics ⓘ later Ottoman navy ⓘ
developedFrom	Byzantine naval practices ⓘ Sasanian naval practices ⓘ pre-Islamic Arab seafaring traditions ⓘ
engagedIn	coastal defense ⓘ long-distance expeditions ⓘ maritime trade protection ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ piracy suppression ⓘ
expandedRapidly	after the rise of Islam ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of the Masts ⓘ First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) ⓘ surface form: First Arab siege of Constantinople Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ surface form: Second Arab siege of Constantinople naval campaigns against Byzantium in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ naval operations in the conquest of Cyprus ⓘ naval operations in the conquest of Rhodes ⓘ naval raids on southern Italy and the Frankish coasts ⓘ naval support in the conquest of Sicily ⓘ
operatedIn	Arabian Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ
partOf	early Islamic empires ⓘ
primaryOpponents	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Indian Ocean rival polities ⓘ Latin Christian powers in the Mediterranean ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Arab tribes ⓘ converted and allied sailors ⓘ local Mediterranean seafaring populations ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Islam ⓘ
strategicGoal	control of sea lanes ⓘ projection of power across seas ⓘ protection of coastal cities ⓘ
supported	Islamic expansion ⓘ maritime trade networks ⓘ pilgrimage routes to Mecca ⓘ
usedBy	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ various Arab emirates ⓘ
usedShipType	dromon ⓘ galley ⓘ merchant dhow ⓘ qarib ⓘ shini ⓘ war dhow ⓘ
usedTactic	amphibious landings ⓘ boarding actions ⓘ commerce raiding ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ naval blockades ⓘ
usedWeapon	Greek fire–like incendiaries ⓘ archers on board ships ⓘ catapults ⓘ ramming prows ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Byzantine navy → influenced → Arab naval forces ⓘ

siege of Debal → militaryBranch → Arab naval forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad naval forces

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → involved → Arab naval forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab navy

Battle of Syllaeum (677) → combatant → Arab naval forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab navy