Battle of Fahl
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The Battle of Fahl was an early 7th-century clash in which Rashidun forces defeated the Byzantines in the Jordan Valley, helping secure Muslim control over the Levant.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fahl canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine forces
ⓘ
Muslim Arab forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine officers ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Rashidun Caliphate–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | circa 635 ⓘ |
| era | Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Yarmouk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
in the Jordan Valley lowlands
ⓘ
near the Jordan River ⓘ |
| opponentReligion | Christian Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Muslim conquest of the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Fahl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Ajnadayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceTradition | early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | early Islamic expansion ⓘ |
| result |
Rashidun victory
ⓘ
defeat of Byzantine forces ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
contributed to Muslim control over the Levant
ⓘ
helped secure Muslim control over the Jordan Valley ⓘ weakened Byzantine position in Syria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 7th century ⓘ |
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