1795:. The Emperor Heraclius, having received intelligence of the movements of the Muslim armies from his Arab clients, began to plan countermeasures. Upon Heraclius' orders, Byzantine forces from different garrisons in the north started moving to gather at Ayjnadyn. From here they could engage Amr's corps and maneuver against the flank or rear of the rest of the Muslim corps that were in Jordan and Southern Syria. The strength of the Byzantine forces, according to rough estimates, was about 100,000. Abu Ubaidah informed the Caliph about the preparations made by the Byzantines in the third week of May 634. Because Abu Ubaida did not have experience as a commander of military forces in such major operations, especially against the powerful Roman Army, Abu Bakr decided to send Khalid ibn Walid to assume command. According to early Muslim chronicles, Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, I shall destroy the Romans and the friends of Satan with Khalid Ibn Al Walid."
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for whoever turns his back, except to manoeuvre for battle or to regroup, earns the wrath of Allah. His abode shall be hell, and what a terrible place it is! And when you have won a victory over your enemies, don't kill women or children or the aged and do not slaughter beasts except for eating. And break not the pacts which you make. You will come upon a people who live like hermits in monasteries, believing that they have given up all for God. Let them be and destroy not their monasteries. And you will meet other people who are partisans of Satan and worshippers of the Cross, who shave the centre of their heads so that you can see the scalp. Assail them with your swords until they submit to Islam or pay the Jizya. I entrust you to the care of Allah.
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1737:, Abu Bakr ordered that all corps should remain in touch with each other so that they could render assistance if the Byzantines were able to concentrate their army in any operational sector. In case the corps had to concentrate for one major battle, Abu Ubaidah was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the entire army. In the first week of April 634, the Muslim forces began to move from their camps outside Medina. The first to leave was Yazid's corps, followed by Shurahbil, Abu Ubaidah and Amr, each a day's march from the other. Abu Bakr walked for a short distance by the side of each corps commander. His parting words which he repeated to each of the corps commanders, were as follows:
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1877:. Meanwhile, Abu Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah, the supreme commander of the Muslim armies in Syria, had ordered Shurhabil ibn Hasana to attack Bosra. The latter laid siege to Bosra with his small army of 4000. The Roman and Ghassanid Arab garrison, realizing that this might be the advance guard of the larger Muslim army to come, sallied out of the fortified city and attacked Shurhabil, surrounding him from all sides; however, Khalid reached the arena with his cavalry and saved Shurhabil. The combined forces of Khalid, Shurhabil, and Abu Ubaidah then resumed the
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2135:, which is about 150 metres (500 ft) below sea level, where a strong Byzantine garrison and survivors of the Battle of Ajnadayn were present. The region was crucial because from here the Byzantine army could strike eastwards and cut Muslim communications with Arabia. Moreover, with this large garrison at their rear Palestine could not be invaded. Khalid, commanding the advance guard, reached Fahl first and found that the Byzantines had flooded the plains by blocking the
2776:. This maneuver delivered a decisive blow to Heraclius' plan, since the latter did not wish to engage his troops in open battle with the Muslim light cavalry. From Jabiya, again on Khalid's suggestion, Abu Ubaidah ordered the Muslim troops to withdraw to the Plain of the Yarmouk River, where the cavalry could be used effectively. While the Muslim armies were gathering at Yarmouk, Khalid intercepted and routed the Byzantine advance guard, ensuring a safe path of retreat.
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the Muslim army. Abu
Ubaidah, having received new intelligence, had sent Khalid. Khalid reached the battlefield and defeated the garrison on 15 October and returned with tons of looted booty from the fair and hundreds of Roman prisoners. By capturing central Syria, the Muslims had given a decisive blow to the Byzantines. The communication between Northern Syria and Palestine was now cut off. Abu Ubaidah decided to march to
2895:. The Byzantine army, composed of the survivors of Yarmouk and other Syrian campaigns, was defeated, retreating to Antioch, whereupon the Muslims besieged the city. Having little hope of help from the Emperor, Antioch surrendered on 30 October, on the condition that all Byzantine troops would be given safe passage to Constantinople. Abu Ubaidah sent Khalid towards the north and he himself marched to the south and captured
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1787:. The two forward detachments sent by the Byzantine army to prevent the entry of Yazid's and Amr's corps, respectively, into Palestine, were easily defeated by them, though they did prevent the Rashidun forces from reaching their assigned objective. Abu Ubaidah and Shurhabil, on the other hand, continued their march, and by early May 634 they reached the region between
2988:, Abu Ubaidah's headquarters. Abu Ubaidah withdrew all his forces from northern Syria to Emesa, and the Christians laid in a siege. Khalid was in favor of an open battle outside the fort, but Abu Ubaidah referred the matter to Umar, who sent a detachment from Iraq to invade Jazirah from three different routes. Another detachment was sent to Emesa from Iraq under
2871:. Abu Ubaidah sent Khalid with his mobile guard towards Chalcis. The virtually impregnable fort was guarded by Greek troops under Menas, reportedly second in prestige only to the Emperor himself. Menas, diverting from conventional Byzantine tactics, decided to face Khalid and destroy the leading elements of Muslim army before the main body could join them at
2102:. Abu Ubaidah got the letter memorializing this during the siege, but he delayed the announcement until the city had been conquered. Later on, Khalid pledged his loyalty to the new Caliph and continued to serve as an ordinary commander under Abu Ubaidah. He is reported to have said, "If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we listen and obey."
2709:. Having mustered sizeable armies at Antioch, Heraclius sent them to reinforce strategically important areas of Northern Syria, like Emesa and Chalcis. The Byzantine reinforcement of Emesa violated the treaty, and Abu Ubaidah and Khalid accordingly marched there. A Byzantine army that halted Khalid's advance guard was defeated. The Muslims
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General Theodras to recapture Damascus, where a small Muslim garrison was left. Shortly thereafter, the Muslims, having just won the Battle of Fahl, were on their way to Emesa. In the meantime, the Byzantine army split in two, one deployed at Maraj al Rome (
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The Muslim armies reached the plain in July. A week or two later, around mid-July, the
Byzantine army arrived. The Byzantine commander-in-chief, Vahan, sent Ghassanid forces, under their king, Jabala, to gauge the Muslim strength. Khalid's mobile guard defeated and routed them, the last action before
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Damascus, the Byzantine stronghold. At Damascus, Thomas, son-in-law of Emperor Heraclius, was in charge. Having received intelligence of Khalid's march towards Damascus, he prepared for its defence, writing to Emperor
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Here Khalid took over the command of the Muslim armies in Syria from Abu
Ubaidah, according to the instructions of the Caliph. Massive Byzantine armies were concentrating at Ajnadayn to push the invading armies back to the desert. Early Muslim sources claim the Byzantine strength to have been 90,000,
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In your march be not hard on yourself or your army. Be not harsh with your men or your officers, whom you should consult in all matters. Be just and abjure evil and tyranny, for no nation which is unjust prospers or achieves victory over its enemies. When you meet the enemy turn not your back on him;
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Five massive armies were launched in June to recapture Syria. Khalid, having grasped
Heraclius' plan, feared that the Muslim armies would become isolated and then destroyed piecemeal. He thus suggested to Abu Ubaidah in a council of war that he consolidate all the Muslim armies at one place to force
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50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Beirut. There was a
Byzantine and Christian Arab garrison nearby, but the size of the garrison was miscalculated by the Muslim informants. The garrison quickly encircled the small Muslim detachment, but before it was completely destroyed, Khalid came to the rescue of
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Palestine and Jordan, the Muslim armies split up. Shurhabil and Amr's corps moved south to capture Palestine, while Abu Ubaidah and Khalid, with a relatively larger corps, moved north to conquer Northern Syria. While the Muslims were occupied at Fahl,
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Northern Syria, using his cavalry as an advance guard and raiding force. At Shaizar, Khalid intercepted a convoy taking provisions for Chalcis. The prisoners were interrogated and informed him about Emperor Heraclius' ambitious plan to take back
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on 19 August. These engagements had the desired effect, delaying Khalid long enough to prepare for a siege. However, by the time
Heraclius' reinforcements had reached the city Khalid had begun his siege, having reached Damascus on 20 August. To isolate the city from the rest of the region Khalid
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After the devastating defeat at Yarmouk, the remainder of the Byzantine empire was left vulnerable. With few military resources left, it was no longer in a position to attempt a military comeback in Syria. To gain time to prepare a defense of the rest of his empire, Heraclius needed the Muslims
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as modern Western historians conventionally refer to Romans of this period) were still in the process of rebuilding their authority in these territories, which in some areas had been lost to them for almost twenty years. Politically, the Syrian region consisted of two provinces: Syria proper
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to the south end of the Dead Sea. These lines were only designed to protect communications from bandits, and the bulk of the Byzantine defenses were concentrated in Northern Syria facing the traditional foes, the Sassanid Persians. The drawback of this defense line was that it enabled the
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Umar then called a halt to the expedition and ordered Abu Ubaidah, now governor of Syria, to consolidate his rule there. This decision can be explained by the dismissal of Khalid from the army, which ended his military career, and a drought followed by a plague the year after.
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had sought an alliance with Heraclius, marrying the latter's daughter (or granddaughter, according to tradition) Manyanh. While Heraclius prepared for a major offense in the Levant, Yazdegerd was supposed to mount a well-coordinated counterattack on his front in
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Abu Ubaidah moved more slowly and steadily, which had a concomitant effect on military operations in Syria. Abu Ubaidah, being an admirer of Khalid, made him commander of the cavalry and relied heavily on his advice during the whole campaign.
1621:(Arabic for the Wars of Apostasy). The Campaign of the Apostasy was fought and completed during the eleventh year of the Hijri. The year 12 Hijri dawned, on 18 March 633, with Arabia united under the central authority of the Caliph at Medina.
1676:. The tradition of raising armies from tribal contingents remained in use until 636, when Caliph Umar organised the army as a state department. Abu Bakr organised the army into four corps, each with its own commander and objective.
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Abu Ubaidah soon joined Khalid at Chalcis, which surrendered some time in June. With this strategic victory, the territory north of Chalcis lay open to the Muslims. Khalid and Abu Ubaidah continued their march northward and laid
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placed detachments south on the road to Palestine and in the north at the Damascus-Emesa route, and several other smaller detachments on routes towards Damascus. Heraclius' reinforcements were intercepted and routed at the
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Heraclius in Emesa for reinforcements. Moreover, Thomas, in order to get more time for preparation of a siege, sent armies to delay or, if possible, halt Khalid's march to Damascus. One of these armies was defeated at the
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and thereafter ruled a semi-autonomous state with their own king under Roman vassalage. The Ghassanid Dynasty became one of the honoured princely dynasties of the Empire, with the Ghassanid king ruling over the Arabs in
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although most modern historians doubt the figures, yet consider this battle to be the key to breaking Byzantine power in Syria. On Khalid's instructions, all Muslim corps concentrated at Ajnadayn, where they won a
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in February. Umar, after having learned of the position and strength of the Byzantine army in Palestine, wrote detailed instructions to his corps commanders there and ordered Yazid to capture the
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the battle started. For one month negotiations continued between the two armies and Khalid went to meet Vahan in person at the Byzantine camp. Meanwhile, Muslim reinforcements arrived from Umar.
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coast. Amr and Shurhabil accordingly marched against the strongest Byzantine garrison and defeated them in the Second Battle of Ajnadyn. The two corps then separated, with Amr moving to capture
1826:. Khalid thus entered Northern Syria and caught the Byzantines on their right flank. According to modern historians, this ingenious strategic maneuver unhinged the Byzantine defences in Syria.
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on 18 September after 30 days, although, according to some sources, the siege had in fact lasted for four or six months. Heraclius, having received the news of the fall of Damascus, left for
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even reportedly forced Umar to praise Khalid's military genius, saying, "Khalid is truly the commander. May Allah have mercy upon Abu Bakr. He was a better judge of men than I have been."
2768:. When Heraclius launched his offensive in May 636, Yazdegerd, probably owing to the exhaustion of his government, could not coordinate with the Heraclian offensive, frustrating the plan.
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1869:, the capital of the Ghassanids. He ordered other Muslim commanders to concentrate their armies, still near the Syrian-Arabian border, at Bosra. At Maraj-al-Rahab, Khalid defeated a
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offered a peace treaty for a year. Abu Ubaidah accepted the offer and, rather than invading districts of Emesa and Chalcis, he consolidated his rule in conquered land and captured
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was fought, lasting six days and ending in a major defeat for the Byzantines. This battle and subsequent clean-up engagements forever ended Byzantine domination of the Levant.
3125:. Annual raids into western Anatolia dissuaded the Byzantines from further attempts to recapture Syria. In 654–655, Uthman ordered the preparation of an expedition to capture
2645:(died before 1026 CE), the Muslim conquest of Palestine brought relief to the country's Jewish citizens, who had previously been barred by the Byzantines from praying on the
2839:. Amr and Shurhabil's corps left to conquer the rest of Palestine, while Abu Ubaidah and Khalid, at the head of a 17,000-strong army, moved north to conquer Northern Syria.
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was given three days to go as far as they could. After three days, Khalid took a cavalry force, caught up to the Romans using an unknown shortcut, and attacked them at the
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fell into Muslim hands, followed by most of Jazirah, the last base of the Eastern Roman Empire in the region, which surrendered peacefully and agreed to pay Jizya.
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lasted four months, after which the city agreed to surrender, but only to Umar personally. Amr-bin al-Aas suggested that Khalid should be sent to impersonate the
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through a mountain pass which is now known as Sanita-al-Uqab (Uqab Pass) after the name of Khalid's army standard. From here he moved away from Damascus, towards
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were kept apart in camps, and life went on much as before for the local population. The Muslims tolerated the Jews and Christians. The taxes instituted were the
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2911:. Khalid moved north and raided territory up to as far as
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1500:was fought in September 629 near the village of
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1244:had occurred during the lifetime of
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2014:Conquest of Armenia (638 & 644)
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1897:against the Byzantines on 30 July.
1873:army in a quick battle, called the
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2907:and the coastal areas west of the
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1376:had succeeded in occupying Syria,
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2019:Conquest of Upper Egypt (640–641)
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3179:, was later added) and the Arab
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1992:Conquest of Eastern Roman Empire
1476:after being exhausted by recent
1460:, set up new defense lines from
1307:fall of Jerusalem in the year 70
1212:; lit. "Conquest of Syria"), or
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3055:and the whole of Armenia up to
2147:Conquest of Palestine (634-641)
2004:Conquest of Palestine (635–636)
1668:fell short of manpower for the
1401:in the north to the top of the
1291:Syria had been under Roman rule
1216:, was a 634–638 CE invasion of
4101:History of the Byzantine State
2110:Conquest of the Central Levant
2078:Conquest of Khurasan (643–644)
2034:Conquest of North Africa (643)
1845:were first to fall to Khalid.
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4240:Muslim conquest of the Levant
3866:. Mr. Books. pp. 359–417
3351:Studia Orientalia Electronica
1841:, and the historical city of
1492:began during the lifetime of
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37:Muslim conquest of the Levant
4255:630s in the Byzantine Empire
3793:سيد بن حسين العفاني (2005).
2935:, was heading south towards
2867:, and the regional capital,
2808:Siege of Jerusalem (636–637)
2493:Israeli Civil Administration
2073:Conquest of Azerbaijan (643)
2068:Conquest of Sistan (643–644)
1583:Expedition of Usama bin Zayd
1516:, between the forces of the
1412:Syria was mostly made up of
3431:El Hareir & M'Baye 2011
3071:Under Caliph Uthman's reign
2967:Temple of Jupiter, Lebanon.
2641:According to lexicographer
1999:Conquest of Syria (634–637)
1607:and political successor at
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1942:Conquest under Caliph Umar
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3173:Jund Filastin (Palestine)
3091:decided to recapture the
2999:In 638, Muslims attacked
2863:, Heraclius' homeland of
2814:Islamization of Jerusalem
2643:David ben Abraham al-Fasi
2096:Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
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3161:Jund Dimashq (Damascus)
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2947:Byzantine counterattack
1875:Battle of Marj-al-Rahit
1674:Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
4141:Vaglieri, Laura Veccia
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3083:During the reign of
2953:Siege of Emesa (638)
2792:Battle of Qadisiyyah
2503:Palestinian enclaves
2488:Military Governorate
1755:Entrance to ancient
1713:Shurahbil ibn Hasana
1699:Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan
1447:Jabalah ibn al-Aiham
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2468:Jordanian West Bank
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1563:Farewell Pilgrimage
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489:Visigothic Hispania
236:Theodore Trithyrius
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165:Umar ibn al-Khattab
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4161:Schacht, J.
4043:Lecomte, G.
3949:Volume VII:
3940:Pellat, Ch.
3677:Tabari 1992
3653:Al-Fasi, D.
3302:Modern-day
2664:Al-Sabboura
2278:Philistines
2207:Pre-Pottery
2172:History of
1428:tribe from
1360:During the
1282:Roman Syria
1276:Roman Syria
1248:, with the
1234:Arab Muslim
1209:Fatḥ al-šām
934:2nd Milazzo
929:1st Milazzo
914:Caltavuturo
856:Bathys Ryax
668:Iron Bridge
633:Marj ar-Rum
484:Transoxiana
431:Afghanistan
105:Territorial
4234:Categories
4217:Chapter 51
4131:18 October
4027:"Al-Rakka"
3870:16 October
3851:References
3824:. p.
3692:Akram 2006
3458:Kaegi 1992
3347:Sharon, M.
3244:Ghassanids
3137:under the
3097:Muawiyah I
2913:Kızılırmak
2684:Heliopolis
2666:region).
2560:Bet She'an
2516:Gaza Strip
2446:Modern era
2217:Ghassulian
2194:Prehistory
2151:See also:
1705:. Move on
1687:. Move on
1618:Ridda wars
1569:appointed
1561:After the
1544:Ghassanids
1531:and their
1525:the forces
1458:Sassanians
1390:Byzantines
1374:Khosrau II
1351:Ghassanids
1324:Palaestina
1317:, and the
1161:2nd Aleppo
1032:Cephalonia
944:Garigliano
846:Faruriyyah
816:Kopidnadon
702:Alexandria
692:Heliopolis
678:Germanicia
663:1st Aleppo
583:Marj Rahit
576:The Levant
267:Buccinator
206:Muawiyah I
138:Ghassanids
88:under the
72:634–638 CE
4285:Heraclius
4188:495469456
4178:Volume I:
4165:Lewis, B.
3971:(2007) .
3446:Buhl 1993
3334:Footnotes
3316:Palestine
3205:civil war
3181:garrisons
3165:Jund Hims
3005:Circesium
2978:Circesium
2821:Jerusalem
2751:. In 635
2624:Jerusalem
2618:. By 635
2512:West Bank
2359:Salutaris
2321:Antigonus
2273:Philistia
2247:Phoenicia
2174:Palestine
1871:Ghassanid
1835:Ain Tamer
1685:Palestine
1536:Ghassanid
1454:Heraclius
1426:Ghassanid
1407:Palestine
1386:Heraclius
1378:Palestine
1355:symmachos
1203:romanized
1108:5th Crete
1093:Andrassos
1052:4th Crete
1047:3rd Crete
1002:2nd Crete
997:1st Crete
975:2nd Malta
904:1st Malta
712:Darishkur
673:2nd Emesa
653:Jerusalem
223:Heraclius
142:Tanukhids
4171:(eds.).
4143:(1960).
4112:(1992).
4098:(1956).
4074:(1989).
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4004:(1992).
3942:(eds.).
3860:(2006).
3778:Archived
3368:Archived
3223:See also
3139:Umayyads
3117:in 649,
2861:Anatolia
2690:stood.
2680:Damascus
2632:Ashkelon
2628:Caesarea
2564:Tiberias
2418:Crusader
2388:Rashidun
2317:Seleucus
2212:Tahunian
2163:a series
2161:Part of
1863:Damascus
1808:Al-Hirah
1778:Dead Sea
1703:Damascus
1672:and the
1613:Abu Bakr
1601:Abu Bakr
1597:Muhammad
1567:Muhammad
1521:Muhammad
1494:Muhammad
1403:Dead Sea
1370:Persians
1299:Lakhmids
1295:Sassanid
1258:Abu Bakr
1246:Muhammad
1151:Basil II
1012:Damietta
992:Keramaia
851:Lalakaon
794:Akroinon
758:Anatolia
746:Carthage
731:Sufetula
648:Laodicea
618:Damascus
598:Ajnadayn
437:Caucasus
426:Khorasan
158:Abu Bakr
77:Location
4054:Ned–Sam
3951:Mif–Naz
3924:"Muʾta"
3834:1004386
3312:Lebanon
3217:Umayyad
3108:Tripoli
2974:Jazirah
2925:Armenia
2921:Jazirah
2905:Latakia
2869:Antioch
2865:Armenia
2857:Chalcis
2699:Chalcis
2433:Ottoman
2423:Ayyubid
2413:Fatimid
2408:Abbasid
2403:Umayyad
2355:Secunda
2222:Jericho
2126:, near
1924:Antioch
1855:Hawarin
1847:Sukhnah
1577:in the
1540:Muslims
1527:of the
1467:Muslims
1414:Aramaic
1395:Antioch
1364:of the
1319:Galilee
1315:Samaria
1220:by the
1205::
1156:Orontes
1123:Antioch
1118:Cilicia
1037:Euripos
987:Phoenix
960:Rometta
889:Lentini
879:Messina
836:Amorium
806:Kamacha
751:Tabarka
736:Vescera
717:Bahnasa
643:Yarmouk
443:Armenia
363:Georgia
359:Armenia
335:Quraysh
270:Gregory
255:†
242:†
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3121:, and
3115:Cyprus
3093:Levant
3061:Tartus
3057:Ararat
3045:Edessa
2937:Manbij
2917:Edessa
2901:Jablah
2897:Tartus
2837:Beirut
2829:caliph
2823:. The
2796:Persia
2774:Jabiya
2747:, the
2705:, and
2616:Beirut
2612:Byblos
2576:Amawas
2572:Nablus
2478:Israel
2428:Mamluk
2262:Israel
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1793:Jabiya
1774:Arabah
1717:Jordan
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1658:Medina
1609:Medina
1605:Caliph
1556:Medina
1502:Mu'tah
1496:. The
1474:Arabia
1443:Bostra
1439:Jordan
1399:Aleppo
1372:under
1230:Levant
1228:, the
1194:Arabic
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1133:John I
1113:Aleppo
1083:Marash
1022:Kardia
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1007:Thasos
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789:Nicaea
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388:Sicily
373:Cyprus
324:Arabia
264:Thomas
261:Vardan
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60:, 2005
4147:. In
4029:. In
3926:. In
3320:Syria
3290:Notes
3192:jizya
3157:junds
3119:Crete
3049:Amida
3024:Raqqa
2986:Emesa
2873:Hazir
2766:Islam
2703:Hamah
2695:Emesa
2604:Sidon
2592:Yubna
2584:Haifa
2580:Jaffa
2458:Nakba
2266:Judah
2128:Zahlé
2124:Ablah
1928:Emesa
1926:from
1867:Bosra
1824:oasis
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1810:, in
1789:Bosra
1757:Petra
1727:Emesa
1707:Tabuk
1575:Balqa
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1430:Yemen
1422:Arabs
1418:Greek
1382:Egypt
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1329:Negev
1311:Judea
1143:Syria
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831:Anzen
779:Tyana
741:Mamma
685:Egypt
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638:Emesa
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559:Balqa
383:Crete
354:Egypt
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330:Mecca
249:Vahan
4184:OCLC
4133:2021
4120:ISBN
4082:ISBN
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3872:2021
3841:2010
3830:OCLC
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