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about 5,000 men. The Byzantine attack began with a concentrated shower of arrows against the Muslims. The Byzantine infantry, covered by the archers on the wall, rushed through the gate and fanned out into battle formation. Thomas himself led the assault. During this action, Thomas was struck in his right eye by an arrow. Unsuccessful in breaking the Muslim lines, the Byzantines retreated back to the fortress. The wounded Thomas is said to have sworn to take a thousand eyes in return. He ordered another great
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He ordered a withdrawal and the Romans moved back at a steady pace, during which they were subjected to a concentrated shower of arrows by the Muslims. This was the last attempt by Thomas to break the siege. The attempt had failed. He had lost thousands of men in these sallies, and could no longer afford to fight outside the walls of the city.
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miles (32 km) north of Damascus at Uqab Pass (Eagle Pass) on the Damascus-Emesa road. That force proved insufficient and was soon surrounded by the Byzantine troops. However before the Byzantines could defeat the Muslim detachment, Khalid arrived with another column of 4,000 men and routed them. It has since come to be known as
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ropes to the wall and dropped them to 100 selected soldiers waiting at the base. Leaving a few men to assist the climbers, Khalid descended into the city, killing the guards at the inside of the East Gate. Khalid and Qa'qa flung the gate open and the remainder of Khalid's men entered the city. An intense battle ensued.
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Having isolated Damascus, Khalid ordered his army to surround the city on 21 August (the 20th of Jamadi-ul-Akhir, 13 Hijri). The corps commanders were instructed to repel any Byzantine offensive from the respective gates and seek assistance in case of heavy attack. Dharar bin al-Azwar commanded 2.000
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The news was sent to all the corps commanders. After dawn Abu Ubaidah entered Damascus from Jabiyah gate and the other commanders from their respective gates, while Khalid's corps was still battling in the city from the East Gate. Abu Ubaidah marched peacefully with his corps, accompanied by Thomas,
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priest named Jonah informed Khalid about a festival celebration in the city that night. The festivities offered Khalid an opportunity to capture the city in a surprise attack on the relatively lightly defended walls. In return, Jonah requested immunity for himself and his fiance. According to Muslim
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At the East Gate, the situation also became serious, for a larger Byzantine force had been assigned to this sector. Rafay was unable to withstand their attacks. The timely arrival of Khalid with his reserve of 400 veteran cavalry and his subsequent attack on the Roman flank, marked the turning point
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would surround a city, denying it supplies until the city's defenders surrendered. Meanwhile any chance of breaking into the city would be availed, if possible, using stealth and espionage. Muslim armies would usually isolate the city from the rest of the region and deploy scouts along vital routes.
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The terms of the peace agreement were that no one would be enslaved, no harm would be done to the temples, nothing would be taken as booty and that safe passage was given to Thomas, Harbees, and every citizen of Damascus who was not willing to live under Muslim rule. The peace agreement also stated
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With no time to make a coordinated plan of attack for the whole army, Khalid decided to storm the East Gate himself. He, Qa'qa ibn Amr, and Mazur ibn Adi climbed the wall hand-by-hand from the side of the gate. This part of the wall was the strongest, no guard was stationed at the top. They secured
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The heaviest fighting occurred at the Thomas gate, where Thomas again commanded the sally in person. After intense fighting, Thomas, seeing that there was no weakening in the Muslim front, decided that continuing the attack would be fruitless and would lead to even heavier casualties among his men.
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After some hard fighting at the Jabiya Gate, commander Abu Ubaidah and his men, repulsed the sally and the Byzantines hastened back to the city. The battle was intense at the Small Gate, which was guarded by commander Yazid and his men. Yazid had fewer troops but Dharar came to Yazid's aid with his
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This time Thomas planned to launch simultaneous sorties from four gates. The main sector was to be again the Thomas gate, to take full advantage of the exhausted Muslim corps stationed there. The attacks from the other gates—Jabiya Gate, the Small Gate and the Eastern Gate—were intended to tie down
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The Muslim siege forces had been weakened by the withdrawal of 9,000 men to repel the Byzantine relief force. If the Byzantine garrison had sallied out against the Muslim army, historians suspect the defenders would have broken through the Muslim lines and lifted the siege. Understanding the danger
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as booty. In addition, Thomas' wife, the daughter of Heraclius, was captured. According to chronicles, the Greek man Jonah, who guided Khalid on the short cut to Antioch, got his fiance, but she committed suicide. Khalid offered Jonah the daughter of Emperor Heraclius, whom he refused. Khalid sent
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The Syriac, Jonah, who had helped Khalid enter the city by the East Gate, showed him a short-cut to Antioch. Leading a cavalry regiment, Khalid caught up with a convoy of Byzantine refugees from Damascus at the sea, near Antioch. The three-day truce had passed; Khalid's cavalry attacked the convoy
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at the beginning of the siege and on 9 September, he dispatched a relief force, thought to have numbered around 12,000 men. Scouts posted on the road from Emesa to Damascus reported the approach of a Byzantine army. Upon hearing this news, Khalid sent Rafay bin Umayr with 5,000 troops. They met 20
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At the Eastern Gate, Thomas assembled more forces than at the other gates, so that Khalid would be unable to move to Shurahbil's assistance and take command in that decisive sector. Thomas' attack at several gates also gave more flexibility to the operation: if success were achieved in any sector
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When Thomas saw that the rest of the army did not move from the other gates, he assumed first that only Khalid's army had entered the city and second that the other corps commanders were unaware of the breach in the defenses. Thomas tried to save Damascus for one last time. He sent envoys to the
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After realizing that no reinforcements would come, Thomas decided to launch a counter offensive. Early in the third week of September, Thomas drew men from all sectors of the city to form a force strong enough to break through the Gate of Thomas. He was there faced by Shurahbil with his corps of
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to take up a position near Bait Lihya, approximately 10 miles (16 km) from the city. Its instructions were to reconnoiter for any Byzantine relief columns. If unable to defeat or repel a Byzantine rescue effort, the detachment commander was instructed to send for reinforcements from Khalid.
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Khalid argued that he had conquered the city by force. Abu Ubaidah maintained the city had capitulated, through the peace agreement between him and Thomas. The corps commanders discussed the situation, and reportedly told Khalid that the peace agreement must be honoured, which Khalid agreed to
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had united most of Arabia under a single religious and political authority. When Muhammad died in June 632, Abu Bakr was elected to the newly formed office of Caliph, becoming Muhammad's political and religious successor. Several Arabic tribes revolted against Abu Bakr. In the
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occupied the attention of the Byzantine garrison. This detachment also protected the Muslim supply lines to Medina. Thus this cavalry detachment functioned as the rearguard of the Muslim forces on the Syrian front. Another detachment was sent on the road to
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chronicles, she was still not handed over to him because of the arrival of the Muslim army that was to besiege Damascus, and according to the narrations he came to Khalid with this information only to get his wife sooner. Jonah also converted to
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The fortifications matched its importance. The main part of the city was enclosed by a massive 11 m (36 ft) high wall. The fortified city was approximately 1,500 m (4,900 ft) long and 800 m (2,600 ft) wide.
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his successor. Umar removed Khalid from command of the Muslim army and appointed Abu Ubaidah as the new commander in chief. In later years, following the Battle of Yarmuk, the Rashidun Caliphate annexed the whole
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Wall of Damascus at the Thomas gate. Although now only 7 metres (23 feet) high, it was 11 m (36 ft) high at the time of the siege. Damascus has risen 4 m (13 ft) since then.
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Khalid placed the main body of his forces under the command of Rafay bin Umayr at the eastern gate. He established his headquarters a short distance away from the eastern gate in a
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of Damascus, toward the center of city. From the East Gate, Khalid and his men fought their way towards the center of Damascus, killing all who resisted. The commanders met at the
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Damascus subsequently became the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and all of the surplus revenue of the Umayyad Caliphate's provinces were forwarded to the treasury of Damascus.
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Crossing the desert, Khalid ibn Walid entered Syria from an unexpected route in a bold move. He attacked and overthrew the Byzantine defenses of Levant and quickly captured the
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other than the Gate of Thomas, such success could be exploited by sending troops to that sector to achieve the breakthrough. Thomas ordered Khalid to be taken alive.
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and Heraclius rebuilt his army, preparing for a new offensive, which he launched in 622. He achieved substantial victories over the Persians and their allies in the
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Trade and economics prospered in the city and under the Umayyads, Damascus remained one of the most dazzling cities of the world, until in 750, when it fell to the
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was also established as the official language, giving the Arab minority of the city an advantage over the Greek-speaking Christians in administrative affairs.
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in Iraq, conquered Damascus after facing little resistance. With the heralding of the Abbasid Caliphate, Damascus became eclipsed and subordinated by
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The following Muslim generals held the siege of the six gates of the Damascus. Each commander at the gate had 4,000–5,000 forces under his command:
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that the peace would end after three days and that the Muslims could attack after these three days without violating the agreement.
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Jabiya Gate to talk with Abu Ubaidah, the second in command to Khalid, and offered to surrender the fort peacefully and to pay the
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Before the siege of Damascus, Khalid isolated it from the rest of the northern Syria. To the west, a detachment of cavalry at
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by abandoning all the Byzantine fortifications there. The Arabs never invaded Anatolia. However, by 642 the Byzantines lost
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for the Wars of Apostasy), Abu Bakr quelled the revolt. By 633, Arabia was firmly united under the central authority of the
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during a heavy rain. In the subsequent battle, Khalid reportedly killed Thomas in a duel. After the Battle, known as the
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2,000 cavalry of the Mobile Guard. The cavalry attacked the flank of the Byzantine sortie force and repulsed the sally.
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in 638. By 639, the Byzantines had lost Armenia and Mesopotamia. Emperor Heraclius concentrated on the defenses of
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Strategically located, Damascus attracted merchants from all over the world. The city was known as the paradise of
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to patrol in the empty area between the gates at night and to reinforce any corps attacked by the Byzantines.
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While the Arabs administered the city of Damascus, the population of Damascus remained mostly Christian—
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of Damascus provided the Muslim army with all the supplies Khalid needed for his men and their mounts.
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. This is given by Khalid bin Al Waleed [
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the other Muslim corps so that they could not aid Shurhabil's corps at the Thomas gate.
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ran along the north wall of Damascas, it was too shallow to be of defensive importance.
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in 661, Mu'awiya installed himself as the caliph of the Islamic empire founding the
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Remains of the Eastern gate. Khalid's troops entered Damascus through this gate.
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lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634 before the city fell to the
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The following pact was drawn up and signed by Khalid bin Walid:
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her back to her father. Jonah died two years later in the
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Muslim troop deployment (Red) during the siege of Damascus
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and Anatolia, creating a buffer-zone in Anatolia west of
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of the situation, Khalid hurriedly returned to Damascus.
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concluded a successful campaign against the Persians in
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Without the necessary siege equipment, armies of the
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Kisan Gate, one of the six ancient gates of Damascus.
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The dome of Damascus' treasury in the Umayyad Mosque
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At the same time, 1289:ended in 628, after 1276:Eastern Roman Empire 759:Byzantine reconquest 165:'Ubadah ibn al-Samit 161:Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan 21:For other uses, see 2817:Damascus: A History 2659:, pp. 130–132. 2635:, pp. 106–107. 2428:, pp. 148–149. 2165:, pp. 217–227. 2138:, pp. 189–190. 2025: According to 1873:conquest of Antioch 1802:Capture of the city 1579:At the time of the 1384:Persians conquered 1372:after overthrowing 1360:In 610, during the 1338:Khalid ibn al-Walid 1219:Conquest of Bahnasa 1211:Campaigns in Africa 920:Khalid ibn al-Walid 234:Arab–Byzantine wars 141:Khalid ibn al-Walid 44:Arab-Byzantine Wars 3096:Sieges of Damascus 1900: 1891:to the Caliphate. 1871:, followed by the 1826:Messenger of Allah 1763: 1717: 1625:horsemen from the 1601: 1492:Battle of Ajnadayn 1358: 1330:Battle of Ajnadayn 1287:Roman–Persian Wars 1268:Rashidun Caliphate 989:2nd Dumatul Jandal 661:Straits of Messina 480:2nd Constantinople 465:1st Constantinople 120:Rashidun Caliphate 104:Rashidun Caliphate 23:Battle of Damascus 3076:Medieval Damascus 3036:978-1-61069-517-6 3013:978-1-60520-127-6 2994:978-0-275-96892-2 2975:978-90-04-03495-2 2947:Osprey Publishing 2930:978-1-113-92820-7 2911:978-0-7546-5909-9 2854:978-1-84176-933-2 2845:Osprey Publishing 2827:978-1-134-48850-6 2806:978-0-8264-1526-4 2787:978-0-8032-1941-0 2717:Sirah Rasul Allah 2587:, pp. 55–56. 2189:, pp. 12–14. 1969:Battle of the Zab 1648:Gate of Faradis: 1553:The Keisan Gate ( 1535:The Jabiya Gate ( 1425:Battle of Nineveh 1315:Arabian Peninsula 1257: 1256: 879: 878: 199: 198: 109: 108: 33:Siege of Damascus 3103: 3040: 3017: 2998: 2979: 2960: 2934: 2923:. BiblioBazaar. 2915: 2896: 2877: 2858: 2842: 2831: 2810: 2791: 2772: 2708: 2684: 2678: 2672: 2666: 2660: 2654: 2648: 2642: 2636: 2630: 2624: 2618: 2612: 2606: 2600: 2594: 2588: 2585:Al-Waqidi c. 750 2582: 2576: 2570: 2564: 2558: 2552: 2546: 2537: 2531: 2525: 2519: 2510: 2504: 2498: 2492: 2486: 2480: 2471: 2465: 2456: 2450: 2441: 2435: 2429: 2423: 2417: 2414:Al-Waqidi c. 750 2411: 2402: 2396: 2383: 2377: 2371: 2365: 2359: 2353: 2342: 2336: 2330: 2324: 2313: 2307: 2301: 2295: 2282: 2276: 2267: 2261: 2255: 2249: 2243: 2237: 2226: 2220: 2214: 2208: 2202: 2196: 2190: 2184: 2178: 2172: 2166: 2160: 2151: 2145: 2139: 2133: 2127: 2121: 2115: 2109: 2103: 2097: 2091: 2085: 2079: 2073: 2067: 2061: 2042: 2020: 2006: 1996: 1986: 1904:Eastern Orthodox 1853:Battle of Yarmuk 1724:for that night. 1686:Byzantine relief 1636:Gate of Thomas: 1562:The Small Gate ( 1486:capital city of 1480:Khalid ibn Walid 1370:Byzantine Empire 1336:bishop informed 1322:Byzantine Empire 1285:The last of the 1029:Dawmat al-Jandal 923: 921: 906: 899: 892: 883: 882: 646:Marianos Argyros 522:Asia Minor (806) 507:Asia Minor (782) 496:Border conflicts 393:Babylon Fortress 237: 235: 225: 218: 211: 202: 201: 125:Byzantine Empire 102:captured by the 89:Rashidun victory 62: 61: 54: 30: 29: 3111: 3110: 3106: 3105: 3104: 3102: 3101: 3100: 3046: 3045: 3037: 3014: 3006:. Cosimo, Inc. 2995: 2976: 2957: 2931: 2912: 2893: 2874: 2855: 2828: 2807: 2788: 2769: 2749: 2697: 2695:Ancient sources 2692: 2687: 2679: 2675: 2667: 2663: 2655: 2651: 2647:, pp. 110. 2643: 2639: 2631: 2627: 2619: 2615: 2607: 2603: 2595: 2591: 2583: 2579: 2571: 2567: 2559: 2555: 2547: 2540: 2532: 2528: 2520: 2513: 2505: 2501: 2493: 2489: 2481: 2474: 2466: 2459: 2451: 2444: 2436: 2432: 2424: 2420: 2412: 2405: 2397: 2386: 2378: 2374: 2366: 2362: 2354: 2345: 2337: 2333: 2325: 2316: 2308: 2304: 2296: 2285: 2277: 2270: 2262: 2258: 2250: 2246: 2238: 2229: 2221: 2217: 2209: 2205: 2197: 2193: 2185: 2181: 2173: 2169: 2161: 2154: 2146: 2142: 2134: 2130: 2122: 2118: 2110: 2106: 2098: 2094: 2086: 2082: 2074: 2070: 2062: 2058: 2054: 2048: 2038: 2016: 2002: 1992: 1981: 1839: 1804: 1755: 1753:Khalid's attack 1730: 1709: 1688: 1593: 1581:Syrian campaign 1517:The East Gate ( 1500: 1398:Caesarea Mazaca 1350: 1311:Rashidun Caliph 1278:to fall in the 1260: 1259: 1258: 1253: 1234: 1214: 1114: 1044: 1004: 935: 924: 919: 917: 912: 910: 880: 875: 723:Gulf of Corinth 245:Early conflicts 238: 233: 231: 229: 163: 159: 157:Rafay ibn Umayr 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 95: 81: 55: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3109: 3099: 3098: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3068: 3063: 3058: 3042: 3041: 3035: 3018: 3012: 2999: 2993: 2980: 2974: 2961: 2955: 2939:Nicolle, David 2935: 2929: 2916: 2910: 2897: 2891: 2878: 2872: 2859: 2853: 2832: 2826: 2811: 2805: 2792: 2786: 2773: 2767: 2748: 2747:Modern sources 2745: 2744: 2743: 2731: 2721: 2709: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2688: 2686: 2685: 2683:, p. 423. 2673: 2661: 2649: 2637: 2625: 2623:, p. 105. 2613: 2611:, p. 297. 2601: 2589: 2577: 2575:, p. 155. 2565: 2553: 2551:, p. 150. 2538: 2536:, p. 129. 2526: 2524:, p. 301. 2511: 2499: 2487: 2472: 2470:, p. 300. 2457: 2455:, p. 149. 2442: 2440:, p. 299. 2430: 2418: 2403: 2384: 2382:, p. 298. 2372: 2360: 2358:, p. 148. 2343: 2341:, p. 147. 2331: 2329:, p. 296. 2314: 2302: 2283: 2281:, p. 293. 2268: 2256: 2254:, p. 291. 2244: 2242:, p. 294. 2227: 2215: 2203: 2191: 2179: 2167: 2152: 2150:, p. 196. 2140: 2128: 2116: 2114:, p. 129. 2112:Avi-Yonah 2003 2104: 2102:, p. 372. 2092: 2090:, p. 188. 2080: 2078:, p. 227. 2068: 2066:, p. 290. 2055: 2053: 2050: 1980: 1977: 1838: 1835: 1803: 1800: 1754: 1751: 1729: 1726: 1708: 1705: 1687: 1684: 1676:Deir al Khalid 1668: 1667: 1664: 1658: 1652: 1646: 1640: 1592: 1589: 1570: 1569: 1560: 1551: 1547:Bab al-Faradis 1542: 1533: 1524: 1499: 1496: 1349: 1346: 1255: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1227: 1226: 1221: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1164:Maraj-al-Debaj 1161: 1156: 1154:Marj Al-Saffar 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1107: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1037: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1011: 997: 996: 991: 986: 984:Dumatul Jandal 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 929: 926: 925: 909: 908: 901: 894: 886: 877: 876: 874: 873: 867: 866: 865: 864: 859: 854: 843: 842: 841: 836: 824: 823: 822: 821: 816: 811: 806: 794: 793: 792: 791: 786: 781: 769: 768: 766:John Kourkouas 756: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 674: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 616:Leo Apostyppes 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 563:Southern Italy 555: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 493: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 458:Constantinople 450: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 416: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 377: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 326: 321: 319:Maraj-al-Debaj 316: 311: 309:Sanita-al-Uqab 306: 304:Marj al-Saffar 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 268: 267: 262: 257: 252: 243: 240: 239: 228: 227: 220: 213: 205: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 171: 170: 167: 133: 132: 128: 127: 122: 116: 115: 111: 110: 107: 106: 97: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 76: 74: 70: 69: 66: 58: 57: 47: 46: 35: 34: 28: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3108: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3089: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3053: 3051: 3044: 3038: 3032: 3028: 3024: 3019: 3015: 3009: 3005: 3000: 2996: 2990: 2986: 2981: 2977: 2971: 2967: 2962: 2958: 2956:1-85532-414-8 2952: 2948: 2944: 2940: 2936: 2932: 2926: 2922: 2917: 2913: 2907: 2903: 2898: 2894: 2892:0-521-31917-X 2888: 2885:. 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Routledge. 2819: 2818: 2812: 2808: 2802: 2798: 2793: 2789: 2783: 2779: 2774: 2770: 2768:0-19-597714-9 2764: 2760: 2756: 2751: 2750: 2741: 2740: 2735: 2732: 2729: 2728:Chronographia 2725: 2722: 2719: 2718: 2713: 2710: 2707: 2703: 2699: 2698: 2682: 2677: 2671:, p. 99. 2670: 2665: 2658: 2653: 2646: 2641: 2634: 2629: 2622: 2617: 2610: 2605: 2599:, p. 20. 2598: 2593: 2586: 2581: 2574: 2569: 2563:, p. 59. 2562: 2557: 2550: 2545: 2543: 2535: 2530: 2523: 2518: 2516: 2509:, p. 18. 2508: 2503: 2497:, p. 45. 2496: 2491: 2485:, p. 12. 2484: 2479: 2477: 2469: 2464: 2462: 2454: 2449: 2447: 2439: 2434: 2427: 2422: 2416:, p. 46. 2415: 2410: 2408: 2401:, p. 58. 2400: 2395: 2393: 2391: 2389: 2381: 2376: 2370:, p. 19. 2369: 2364: 2357: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2340: 2335: 2328: 2323: 2321: 2319: 2312:, p. 57. 2311: 2306: 2300:, p. 99. 2299: 2294: 2292: 2290: 2288: 2280: 2275: 2273: 2266:, p. 33. 2265: 2260: 2253: 2248: 2241: 2236: 2234: 2232: 2225:, p. 56. 2224: 2219: 2213:, p. 33. 2212: 2207: 2201:, p. 25. 2200: 2195: 2188: 2183: 2177:, p. 46. 2176: 2171: 2164: 2159: 2157: 2149: 2144: 2137: 2132: 2126:, p. 41. 2125: 2120: 2113: 2108: 2101: 2096: 2089: 2084: 2077: 2076:Pierkins 2017 2072: 2065: 2060: 2056: 2049: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2032: 2028: 2027:Edward Gibbon 2024: 2019: 2014: 2010: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1976: 1974: 1970: 1966: 1961: 1959: 1954: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1932: 1931:Islamic Syria 1927: 1925: 1924:Syrian Desert 1921: 1917: 1913: 1909: 1905: 1896: 1892: 1890: 1886: 1882: 1878: 1874: 1870: 1865: 1861: 1856: 1854: 1849: 1845: 1833: 1831: 1827: 1823: 1822: 1815: 1812: 1808: 1799: 1797: 1793: 1787: 1785: 1779: 1775: 1773: 1768: 1759: 1750: 1746: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1725: 1723: 1713: 1704: 1700: 1698: 1693: 1683: 1681: 1677: 1673: 1665: 1663: 1659: 1657: 1654:Keisan Gate: 1653: 1651: 1647: 1645: 1642:Jabiya Gate: 1641: 1639: 1635: 1634: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1622: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1606: 1597: 1588: 1586: 1582: 1577: 1575: 1572:Although the 1567: 1566: 1565:Bab al-Saghir 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2645:Burns 2007 2633:Burns 2007 2621:Burns 2007 2609:Akram 2004 2597:Sahas 1972 2522:Akram 2004 2507:Sahas 1972 2468:Akram 2004 2438:Akram 2004 2380:Akram 2004 2368:Sahas 1972 2327:Akram 2004 2298:Burns 2007 2279:Akram 2004 2252:Akram 2004 2240:Akram 2004 2100:Akram 2004 2088:Akram 2004 2064:Akram 2004 2052:References 2011: See 1947:Caliph Ali 1943:Mu'awiya I 1922:, and the 1520:Bab Sharqi 1498:Siege site 1460:Ridda wars 1444:True Cross 1436:Khosrow II 1396:to occupy 1388:, overran 1348:Background 1249:Germanicia 1124:Marj Rahit 1001:Ridda Wars 857:2nd Aleppo 728:Cephalonia 640:Garigliano 542:Faruriyyah 512:Kopidnadon 398:Alexandria 388:Heliopolis 374:Germanicia 359:1st Aleppo 279:Marj Rahit 272:The Levant 149:Mu'awiya I 2968:. BRILL. 2712:Ibn Ishaq 1953:dynasty. 1862:, making 1837:Aftermath 1672:monastery 1638:Shurahbil 1585:Christian 1556:Bab Kisan 1529:Bab Touma 1484:Ghassanid 1448:Jerusalem 1429:Ctesiphon 1405:Palestine 1378:Heraclius 1366:Heraclius 1291:Heraclius 1224:Cyrenaica 1194:2nd Emesa 1189:Jerusalem 914:Campaigns 804:5th Crete 789:Andrassos 748:4th Crete 743:3rd Crete 698:2nd Crete 693:1st Crete 671:2nd Malta 600:1st Malta 408:Darishkur 369:2nd Emesa 349:Jerusalem 2941:(1994). 2031:du Cange 1965:Abbasids 1881:Caesarea 1455:Muhammad 1440:Kavad II 1413:Caucasus 1394:Anatolia 1382:Sassanid 1376:. 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Index

Battle of Damascus
Muslim conquest of Syria
Arab-Byzantine Wars
Image of one of the ancient gates of Damascus, the Kisan gate.
Damascus
Damascus
Rashidun Caliphate
Rashidun Caliphate
Byzantine Empire
Umar
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Amr ibn al-As
Mu'awiya I
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
Rafay ibn Umayr
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
'Ubadah ibn al-Samit
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Arab–Byzantine wars
Mu'tah
Balqa
Firaz
Dathin
The Levant
Marj Rahit
al-Qaryatayn
Bosra
Ajnadayn

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