Siege of Damascus (634)

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The Siege of Damascus (634) was an early Muslim conquest in which Rashidun forces captured the key Byzantine city of Damascus, marking a decisive turning point in the Arab–Byzantine wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the early Muslim conquests
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Damascus (634)
surface form: Siege of Damascus
associatedWith Caliph Abu Bakr
Umar ibn al-Khattab
surface form: Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Rashidun Caliphate
characterizedBy encirclement of the city
negotiated surrender of parts of the city
commandedBy Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
Amr ibn al-As
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
controlledAfter Rashidun Caliphate
controlledBefore Byzantine Empire
date 634
followedBy Battle of Fahl
Battle of Yarmouk
hasMainCity Damascus
historicalPeriod 7th century
historicalRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant
involves Byzantine garrison of Damascus
Rashidun forces of Medina
surface form: Rashidun army
locatedIn Greater Syria
surface form: Byzantine Syria
location Damascus
opposingCommander Heraclius
Thomas of Damascus
outcome Byzantine withdrawal from Damascus
partOf Muslim conquest of the Levant
surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria

Muslim conquest of the Levant
surface form: conquest of the Levant by the Rashidun Caliphate

early Muslim conquests
place Damascus
precededBy Battle of Ajnadayn
religiousContext expansion of Islam into Byzantine territories
result Rashidun victory
capture of Damascus by Rashidun Caliphate
significance decisive turning point in the Arab–Byzantine wars
opened the way for further Muslim expansion in the Levant
secured a major urban center in Syria for the Rashidun Caliphate
tookPlaceIn Byzantine Empire
year 634

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Arab–Byzantine wars hasPart Siege of Damascus (634)
Muslim conquest of the Levant keyBattle Siege of Damascus (634)
Battle of Yarmouk precededBy Siege of Damascus (634)
this entity surface form: Muslim siege of Damascus (634–635)
Siege of Damascus (634) alsoKnownAs Siege of Damascus (634)
this entity surface form: Siege of Damascus