revolt of Gregory the Patrician
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The revolt of Gregory the Patrician was a mid-7th-century uprising in North Africa in which the exarch Gregory declared independence from the Byzantine Empire, briefly establishing his own rule before being defeated by Arab forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| revolt of Gregory the Patrician canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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rebellion ⓘ |
| conflictType |
provincial rebellion against imperial authority
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separatist revolt ⓘ |
| endedBy | Battle of Sufetula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Arab incursions into North Africa ⓘ |
| hasBattle | Battle of Sufetula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
declaration of independence from the Byzantine Empire
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political tensions between the Exarchate of Africa and Constantinople ⓘ religious and doctrinal disputes within the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Abdallah ibn Saad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory the Patrician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | c. 647 ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Gregory the Patrician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Byzantine North Africa
NERFINISHED
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Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Exarchate of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufetula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce |
Arab army under Abdallah ibn Saad
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forces of Gregory the Patrician ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
death of Gregory the Patrician
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defeat of Gregory the Patrician ⓘ facilitation of Arab conquest of North Africa ⓘ victory of Arab forces ⓘ weakening of Byzantine control in North Africa ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Arab forces
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Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Exarchate of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory the Patrician NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
Byzantine administrative reforms
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tensions between provincial elites and Constantinople ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext |
Christianity in Byzantine North Africa
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Islamic expansion ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | c. 646 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | mid-7th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Arab–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Byzantine central authority
ⓘ
Emperor Constans II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
establishment of Gregory the Patrician as self-proclaimed ruler
ⓘ
temporary independent rule in North Africa ⓘ |
| significance | marked a turning point in the decline of Byzantine rule in Africa ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Umayyad expansion period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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