First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)

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Byzantine–Arab conflict Umayyad–Byzantine war military siege

The First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) was a prolonged Umayyad naval and land campaign against the Byzantine capital that ultimately failed, securing the empire’s survival and halting early Islamic expansion into Eastern Europe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First Arab siege of Constantinople	6
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) canonical	2
First Arab Siege of Constantinople	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine–Arab conflict ⓘ Umayyad–Byzantine war ⓘ military siege ⓘ
associatedWith	Umayyad attempts to dominate Byzantine maritime routes ⓘ development and deployment of Greek fire ⓘ
belligerent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
campaignType	land campaign ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ prolonged siege ⓘ
commandedBy	Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ Umayyad admirals and generals under Muʿawiya I ⓘ
conflict	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Byzantine–Arab Wars
consequence	halt of early Islamic expansion into Eastern Europe ⓘ preservation of Byzantine control over the capital ⓘ survival of Byzantine Empire ⓘ
defensiveMeasure	Theodosian Walls ⓘ surface form: Byzantine fortifications of Constantinople Byzantine navy ⓘ
endedWith	negotiated peace and tribute arrangements between Byzantines and Umayyads ⓘ withdrawal of Umayyad forces ⓘ
endTime	678 ⓘ
era	7th century ⓘ
followedBy	Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major turning point in Byzantine–Arab relations ⓘ one of the earliest large-scale naval sieges in Mediterranean history ⓘ
involved	Arab fleet wintering in Cyzicus ⓘ
location	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
notableTactic	use of Greek fire by Byzantines ⓘ
opponent	معاوية بن أبي سفيان ⓘ surface form: Caliph Muʿawiya I Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ
partOf	Early Muslim conquests ⓘ surface form: Umayyad expansion
precededBy	early Arab raids into Anatolia ⓘ
primarySource	Byzantine chronicles ⓘ surface form: Theophanes the Confessor’s Chronicle later Arabic historical traditions ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian–Muslim frontier conflict ⓘ early Islamic expansion ⓘ
result	Byzantine victory ⓘ failure of Umayyad siege ⓘ
startTime	674 ⓘ
strategicObjective	break Byzantine resistance ⓘ capture of Constantinople ⓘ
theatre	Aegean Sea ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ
usedForceType	land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ

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Emperor Constantine IV → notableEvent → First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine IV

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) ⓘ