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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...
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  • 723185°N 36.714462°E / 34.723185; 36.714462 The siege of Emesa in 638 was laid by a coalition force of Arab Christian tribes from Jazira which mustered...
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  • conquered in March 636 after six months of siege. After capturing Emesa, the Muslims moved north to capture whole of the northern Syria. Khalid, acting as...
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  • re-conquer Syria by the aid of his Christian Arab allies of Jazira. The army of the Christian Arabs laid siege to Emesa in mid-summer of 638. The Muslims avoided...
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  • invasion of Gaul Siege of Synnada (740) – Arab–Byzantine Wars Siege of Laon (741) Siege of Loches (742) Siege of Emesa (745) – Third Fitna Siege of Wasit (749–750)...
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    wait for reinforcements The sieges of Circessium and Hit by troops under Iyadh occurred simultaneously as the siege of Emesa. At first the Muslims faced...
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    Homs (redirect from Kingdom of Emesa)
    pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa (/ˈɛməsə/ EM-ə-sə; Ancient Greek: Ἔμεσα, romanized: Émesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate...
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  • Khalid ibn al-Walid (category People of the Muslim conquest of the Levant)
    northward to Homs (called Emesa by the Byzantines) and besieged the city probably in the winter of 636–637. The siege held amid a number of sorties by the Byzantine...
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    detachment functioned as the rearguard of the Muslim forces on the Syrian front. Another detachment was sent on the road to Emesa to take up a position near Bait...
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    Arab siege of Constantinople was a combined land and sea offensive in 717–718 by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the...
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    34°43′N 36°43′E / 34.72°N 36.71°E / 34.72; 36.71 The Battle of Emesa was fought in 272 between the Roman armies led by their emperor Aurelian and the...
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  • (1299) Battle of Hims (1832) Siege of Homs (2011–2014) 2012 Homs offensive Battle of Emesa (272) Siege of Emesa (636) Battle of Marj al-Saffar, Spring 1303...
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    Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj 635–636 – Siege of Emesa 636 – Battle of Yarmouk 637 – Siege of Jerusalem Battle of Hazir 637 – Siege of Aleppo Battle of the Iron...
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  • positioned themselves on the front of the eastern gate of Damascus. Later, Amr was involved in the Siege of Emesa in 636 CE along with Kindite tribe soldiers...
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  • Rashidun cavalry (category Muslim conquest of the Levant)
    in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, Battle of Jalula, and the Second siege of Emesa. Later, after the Early Muslim conquests, portions of the Rashidun cavalry...
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  • Rashidun army (category Military units and formations of the medieval Islamic world)
    of Emesa. Modern historians and genealogists concluded that the stocks of early caliphate cavalry army that conquered from the western Maghreb of Africa...
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    History of the Coptic Orthodox People and the Church of Egypt by Robert Morgan - 2016 La Libye by PINTA Pierre - 2005 Dictionary of Battles and Sieges [3 Volumes]...
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  • Φιλορωμαίος, Gaius Julius Sohaemus, lover of Caesar, lover of Rome) also known as Sohaemus of Emesa and Sohaemus of Sophene, was a prince and a Roman Client...
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    The siege of Jerusalem (636–637) was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant and the result of the military efforts of the Rashidun Caliphate against...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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  • Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar (category People of the Muslim conquest of Persia)
    At sometime before the Siege of Emesa city, a Byzantine commander from Baalbek named Harbees collided with patrolling troops of Rashidun which led by Dhiraar...
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  • Ubadah ibn al-Samit (category People of the Muslim conquest of the Levant)
    battle ended with more than half of the Byzantine army killed, including General Vardan. During the Siege of Emesa between 635 and 636 AD, Abu Ubaydah...
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    The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's...
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    by 46 BC from Arethusa and later from Emesa, Syria, until between 72 and 78/79, or at the latest the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius (138–161). Iamblichus...
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    writing to Emperor Heraclius in Emesa for reinforcements. Moreover, Thomas, in order to get more time for preparation of a siege, sent armies to delay or, if...
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  • Miqdad ibn Aswad (category People of the Muslim conquest of the Levant)
    During the first siege of Emesa Miqdad participated as commander of Bali tribe division. Miqdad was known to have participated in this siege under Abu Ubaidah...
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    Siege in ancient Rome was one of the techniques used by the Roman army to achieve ultimate victory, although pitched battles were considered the only true...
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    Umar (redirect from Umar Son of Al-Khittab)
    pro-Byzantine Christian Arabs of Jazira, aided by the Byzantine Emperor, made an unexpected flanking movement and laid siege to Emesa (Homs).[citation needed]...
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  • The siege of Ta'if took place in 630, as the Muslims under the leadership of Muhammad besieged the city of Ta'if after their victory in the battles of Hunayn...
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  • wars) Battle of Marj ar-Rum – 635 – Muslim conquest of the Levant (Arab–Byzantine wars) Siege of Emesa – 635 – 636 – Muslim conquest of the Levant (Arab–Byzantine...
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