Siege of Emesa
635–636 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siege of Emesa | |||||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquest of Syria (Arab–Byzantine Wars) | |||||||||
Khalid ibn al-Walid mosque in Homs | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Rashidun Caliphate | Byzantine Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Umar Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah Khalid ibn al-Walid 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit Muadh ibn Jabal Anas ibn Malik | Harbees † | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
15,000 | 8,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
235 | 4,900 |
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The siege of Emesa was laid by the forces of Rashidun Caliphate from December 635 up until March 636. This led to the Islamic conquest of Emesa, which was a major trading city of the Byzantine Empire in the Levant.