Arab–Khazar wars
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The Arab–Khazar wars were a series of 7th–8th century conflicts between the expanding early Islamic Caliphates and the Khazar Khaganate for control and influence in the Caucasus and surrounding steppe regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arab–Khazar wars canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
series of conflicts
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Khazar Khaganate
NERFINISHED
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Muslim Arab forces ⓘ |
| cause |
Arab expansion under early Caliphates
ⓘ
Khazar resistance to Islamic expansion ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Khazar Khaganate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Islamic Caliphates ⓘ |
| endTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khazar Bek NERFINISHED ⓘ Khazar Khagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marwan ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Junayd ibn Abd al-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Arab–Khazar War
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Second Arab–Khazar War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
formation of a Muslim–Khazar frontier zone
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limitation of northward spread of Islam in Eastern Europe ⓘ strengthening of Khazar role as buffer state between Caliphate and steppe peoples ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Arabic
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Armenian ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Caspian Sea region
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ⓘ
Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga–Don steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Ardabil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Bajarwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Balanjar NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Marj Ardebil NERFINISHED ⓘ siege of Balanjar ⓘ siege of Derbent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khazars NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arab–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic conquest of the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khazar–Byzantine relations ⓘ history of the Khazars ⓘ history of the early Caliphates ⓘ |
| result |
Arab failure to conquer Khazar core territories
ⓘ
continued Khazar control of the Volga–Don steppe ⓘ stabilization of a frontier north of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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