Arab–Byzantine wars

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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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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

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Battle of the Masts conflictOf Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Rashidun–Byzantine Wars
Battle of the Masts partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of the Masts turningPointIn Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Arab–Byzantine naval warfare
Isaurian dynasty conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
Isaurian dynasty conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad wars
Isaurian dynasty conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Abbasid wars
Theophilus (emperor) militaryConflict Arab–Byzantine wars
subject surface form: Theophilus
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab wars
Leo VI the Wise militaryConflict Arab–Byzantine wars
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab Wars
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Mu'tah conflictType Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Arab conflict
Battle of Mu'tah partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: early Muslim–Byzantine wars
Battle of Mu'tah relatedTo Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Muslim–Byzantine wars
Battle of Lalakaon conflictOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Lalakaon partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Ajnadayn partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Akroinon conflictOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Akroinon partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Akroinon relatedTo Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Umayyad–Byzantine frontier raids
Battle of Akroinon relatedConflict Arab–Byzantine wars
this entity surface form: Umayyad–Byzantine wars
Leo IV the Khazar conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
Leo III the Isaurian militaryConflict Arab–Byzantine wars