Vahan (Byzantine field commander)

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Vahan was a senior Byzantine Armenian general who led the Eastern Roman forces against the early Muslim armies during the pivotal Battle of Yarmouk in 636.

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Vahan (Byzantine field commander) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian general ⓘ
Byzantine general ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
allegiance Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
approximateDate active circa 630s ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine–Arab wars ⓘ
Eastern Roman military in the Near East ⓘ
battleOutcome defeat at the Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
commanded Byzantine field army in the Levant ⓘ
Eastern Roman forces at the Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Yarmouk
conflict Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
ethnicity Armenian ⓘ
historicalRegion Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
knownFor leading Byzantine forces in a pivotal battle against early Muslim armies ⓘ
role in the decisive defeat of Byzantine forces at Yarmouk ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableWork command of Byzantine forces at the Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
opponent Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
opponentCommander Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
positionHeld senior Byzantine field commander ⓘ
religion Christianity (inferred for a Byzantine Armenian general) ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ
yearOfEvent 636 (Battle of Yarmouk) ⓘ

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Battle of Yarmouk → commander → Vahan (Byzantine field commander) ⓘ