Battle of Fahl

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The Battle of Fahl was an early 7th-century clash in which Rashidun forces defeated the Byzantines in the Jordan Valley, helping secure Muslim control over the Levant.

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Battle of Fahl canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine forces ⓘ
Muslim Arab forces ⓘ
combatant Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
commander Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah ⓘ
Byzantine officers ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
conflict Rashidun Caliphate–Byzantine wars ⓘ
date circa 635 ⓘ
era Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
geographicalFeature in the Jordan Valley lowlands ⓘ
near the Jordan River ⓘ
opponentReligion Christian Byzantine Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
partOf Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
place Fahl ⓘ
Jordan Valley ⓘ
Pella ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ
primarySourceTradition early Islamic historiography ⓘ
region Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
religiousContext early Islamic expansion ⓘ
result Rashidun victory ⓘ
defeat of Byzantine forces ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to Muslim control over the Levant ⓘ
helped secure Muslim control over the Jordan Valley ⓘ
weakened Byzantine position in Syria ⓘ
timePeriod early 7th century ⓘ

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Siege of Damascus (634) → followedBy → Battle of Fahl ⓘ
Battle of Ajnadayn → followedBy → Battle of Fahl ⓘ
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah → foughtIn → Battle of Fahl ⓘ