Battle of the Masts (655)

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The Battle of the Masts (655) was a major 7th-century naval clash in which the early Muslim fleet decisively defeated the Byzantine navy, marking a turning point in Mediterranean maritime power.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in early Islamic history ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dhat al-Sawari ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Aqraba

Battle of the Masts ⓘ
Dhat al-Sawari ⓘ
associatedWith Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
category 7th-century conflicts ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine naval battles ⓘ
Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Naval battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
combatant Byzantine navy ⓘ
early Muslim fleet ⓘ
commander Abu al-Awar al-Sulami ⓘ
Constans II ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Constans II
conflictIn Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
date 655 ⓘ
era early Islamic expansion ⓘ
followedBy Muslim attacks on Cyprus ⓘ
further Arab–Byzantine naval engagements ⓘ
historicalContext occured during the reign of Caliph Uthman ⓘ
took place during the reign of Byzantine emperor Constans II ⓘ
location eastern Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
near the southern coast of Anatolia ⓘ
off the coast of Lycia ⓘ
navalTactics boarding actions ⓘ
ships lashed together like a floating battlefield ⓘ
navalTechnology oared warships ⓘ
opposingCommander Abu al-Awar al-Sulami ⓘ
Byzantine emperor Constans II ⓘ
outcome Byzantine fleet defeated ⓘ
shift in Mediterranean naval balance of power ⓘ
partOf Muslim conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
precededBy early Muslim raids in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
primaryOpponent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
primaryVictor Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
region Eastern Roman (Byzantine) maritime frontier ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine navy
result decisive Muslim victory ⓘ
significance first major naval victory of a Muslim fleet over Byzantium ⓘ
opened the way for further Muslim naval expansion ⓘ
turning point in Mediterranean maritime power ⓘ
weakened Byzantine naval supremacy ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Byzantine navy → significantEvent → Battle of the Masts (655) ⓘ