Battle of the Yarmuk (636)

Khalid ibn al-Walid's Rashidun army shatters Byzantine power in Syria, opening the Levant.

Specifications & Metrics

year

636

Core Principles & Analysis

• A Rashidun army under Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated the Byzantine field army after days of fighting.
• The victory opened Syria and Palestine to Muslim conquest.
• Byzantine control of the Levant never recovered from the defeat.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Battle of the Yarmuk