Arab–Byzantine wars

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military conflict series of wars

The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.

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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
Arab–Byzantine wars canonical	34
Byzantine–Umayyad wars	4
Rashidun–Byzantine Wars	4
Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts	2
Byzantine–Arab Wars	2
Byzantine–Arab wars	2
First Arab–Byzantine War	2
Abbasid–Byzantine wars (9th century phase)	1
Arab conquest	1
Arab conquests of the 7th century	1
Arab–Byzantine naval warfare	1
Arab–Byzantine relations	1
Byzantine eastern frontier	1
Byzantine offensives in the East	1
Byzantine–Abbasid conflicts	1
Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia	1
Byzantine–Abbasid wars	1
Byzantine–Arab conflict	1
Byzantine–Arab conflicts	1
Byzantine–Arab wars era	1
Byzantine–Umayyad Wars	1
Byzantine–Umayyad conflicts	1
Egyptian front of the Arab–Byzantine conflict	1
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)	1
Muslim–Byzantine wars	1
Umayyad–Byzantine frontier conflict	1
Umayyad–Byzantine frontier raids	1
Umayyad–Byzantine wars	1
early Arab–Byzantine wars	1
early Muslim–Byzantine wars	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
conflictBetween	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
describedBySource	Theophanes the Confessor ⓘ Al-Tabari ⓘ surface form: al-Tabari
endTime	11th century ⓘ
followed	Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
hasPart	Arab–Byzantine wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ Battle of Akroinon ⓘ Battle of Lalakaon ⓘ Battle of Manzikert ⓘ Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ Battle of Qadisiyyah ⓘ Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ Battle of the Masts ⓘ First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) ⓘ surface form: First Arab siege of Constantinople Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ surface form: Second Arab siege of Constantinople Siege of Damascus (634) ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Near East
opponent	Basil II ⓘ Emperor Constans II ⓘ surface form: Constans II Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ surface form: Constantine IV Harun al-Rashid ⓘ Heraclius ⓘ Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ John I Tzimiskes ⓘ Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Muawiya I ⓘ surface form: Mu'awiya I Nikephoros I ⓘ surface form: Nicephorus I Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ Al-Walid I ⓘ surface form: al-Walid I
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arab–Byzantine relations
religiousDimension	Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
resultedIn	Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Arab conquest of Egypt Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ surface form: Arab conquest of Syria Arab–Byzantine cultural exchanges ⓘ Islamization of North Africa ⓘ surface form: Islamization of Egypt Islamization of North Africa ⓘ surface form: Islamization of the Levant frontier zone in Anatolia ⓘ loss of Byzantine territories in North Africa ⓘ loss of Byzantine territories in the Levant ⓘ
significance	shaped political landscape of Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ shaped religious landscape of Near East ⓘ
startTime	7th century ⓘ

Referenced by (73)

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

Byzantine Empire → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Late Antiquity → hasMajorEvent → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab conquests of the 7th century

Antioch → sufferedEvent → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab conquest

Muslim conquest of Egypt → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Egypt → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Digenis Akritas → setting → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine eastern frontier

Early Middle Ages → characterizedBy → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Byzantine navy → significantEvent → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)

Emperor Constantine IV → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine IV

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad wars

Arab–Byzantine wars → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab–Byzantine relations

Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Arab–Byzantine wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts

Emperor Constantine VI → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine VI

Heraclius → militaryConflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: early Arab–Byzantine wars

Byzantine theme of Syria → timePeriod → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab wars era

Byzantine theme of Syria → associatedWithConflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad conflicts

Byzantine theme of Syria → associatedWithConflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Abbasid conflicts

Emperor Constans II → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Constans II

Khalid ibn al-Walid → foughtIn → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Persia → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

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

Battle of Heliopolis (640) → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rashidun–Byzantine Wars

Battle of Heliopolis (640) → front → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian front of the Arab–Byzantine conflict

Muslim conquest of North Africa → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Siege of Babylon Fortress → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rashidun–Byzantine Wars

Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rashidun–Byzantine Wars

Battle of Yarmouk → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Battle of Carthage (698) → conflictOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Byzantine–Seljuk wars → precededBy → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Battle of Anzen → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Battle of Anzen → militaryFront → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia

Fourth Fitna → hasFollowingEvent → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abbasid–Byzantine wars (9th century phase)

Byzantine Emperor Michael III → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Michael III

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → conflictIn → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Arab–Byzantine War

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Arab–Byzantine War

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → relatedTo → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → relatedTo → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad wars

Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Battle of the Masts (655) → conflictIn → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Lalakaon (863)

Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) → followedBy → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Lalakaon (863)

this entity surface form: Byzantine offensives in the East

reconquest of Crete (960–961) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab wars

reconquest of Crete (960–961) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Constantine V → militaryConflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad Wars

Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) → partOf → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad–Byzantine frontier conflict

Battle of Syllaeum (677) → conflictIn → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab Wars

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad wars

Chandax → associatedWith → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab conflicts

Siege of Damascus (634) → conflict → Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ