Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)

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The Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) was a major early medieval conflict in which the Byzantine Empire successfully repelled a massive Umayyad assault on its capital, halting Arab expansion into Eastern Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine–Arab war
military conflict
siege
allyOfByzantines First Bulgarian Empire
alsoKnownAs Second Arab siege of Constantinople
Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
ByzantineEmperorDuringConflict Leo III the Isaurian
category 717 in the Byzantine Empire
718 in the Byzantine Empire
Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire
Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate
causeOf halt of Umayyad expansion into Eastern Europe
commander Leo III the Isaurian
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
endDate 718
estimatedDuration approximately 13 months
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean
involvedEvent Bulgar attacks on Umayyad forces
land blockade of Constantinople
naval blockade of Constantinople
winter famine among Umayyad troops
locatedInPresentDay Istanbul
location Bosporus
Constantinople
Sea of Marmara
opponentOf Christian Byzantine Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Muslim Umayyad Caliphate
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
Byzantine–Umayyad Wars
Umayyad–Byzantine frontier conflict
precededBy First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
relatedTo defense of Christian Europe
spread of Islam
result Byzantine victory
Umayyad withdrawal
significance checked Arab expansion into the Byzantine Balkans
secured survival of the Byzantine Empire
startDate 717
UmayyadCaliphDuringConflict Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Umar II
usedTechnology Byzantine navy
Greek fire
siege engines

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Byzantine navy significantEvent Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Arab–Byzantine wars hasPart Second Arab siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Greek fire associatedWith defense of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Heraclian dynasty notableEvent Second Arab siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Byzantine armed forces significantBattle Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Arab naval forces notableBattle Second Arab siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) alsoKnownAs Second Arab siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) alsoKnownAs Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik notableCampaign Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Isaurian dynasty notableEvent Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
House of Heraclius notableEvent Second Arab siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) followedBy Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
Leo III the Isaurian militaryConflict Second Arab Siege of Constantinople
linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)