Battle of al-Qaryatayn

634 CE conflict between the Rashidun Caliphate and Ghassanids
34°14′00″N 37°14′00″E / 34.2333°N 37.2333°E / 34.2333; 37.2333Result Rashidun Caliphate victoryBelligerents Rashidun Caliphate GhassanidsCommanders and leaders Khalid ibn al-Walid UnknownStrength 9,000 10,000Casualties and losses Very few Unknown, but more than Muslims
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Arab–Byzantine wars
Early conflicts

The Levant

  • Marj Rahit
  • al-Qaryatayn
  • Bosra
  • Ajnadayn
  • Yaqusa
  • Marj al-Saffar
  • Sanita-al-Uqab
  • Damascus
  • Maraj-al-Debaj
  • Fahl
  • Marj ar-Rum
  • Emesa
  • Yarmouk
  • Laodicea
  • Jerusalem
  • Hazir
  • 1st Aleppo
  • Iron Bridge
  • 2nd Emesa
  • Germanicia

Egypt

North Africa

Anatolia & Constantinople

Border conflicts

Sicily and Southern Italy

Naval warfare

Byzantine reconquest

  • Azaz

Battle of al-Qaryatayn was a minor battle between the Ghassanid Arab allies of the Byzantine empire, and the Rashidun Caliphate army. It was fought after Khalid ibn Walid had conquered Tadmur in Syria. His army marched to al-Qaryatayn, the inhabitants of which resisted the Muslims. They were fought, defeated and plundered.

References

  • A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-7101-0104-X.

External links

  • A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns Lahore, 1969


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