Battle of Fahl

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Expansion_of_Muslim_control_in_the_region
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:climate Hot and dry
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
Theodore_Trithyrius
gptkbp:culturalImpact Increased_Islamic_influence_in_the_region
gptkbp:date 634 AD
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Ajnadayn
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Early_Islamic_conquests
Byzantine_military_decline
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:General_of_the_Byzantine_army
gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Muawiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Amr_ibn_al-As
Local tribal leaders
Heraclius
Chroniclers of the battle
Military commanders of the time
Strategists involved in the battle
Theodore_Trithyrius
Arab_allies_of_the_Byzantines
Arab_allies_of_the_Muslims
Bishop_of_Fahl
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Marked_a_turning_point_in_the_Byzantine-Muslim_wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fahl
gptkbp:keyEvent Decisive cavalry charge
Initial skirmishes
Retreat_of_Byzantine_forces
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and rugged terrain
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future battles in the region
gptkbp:location Fahl,_Jordan
gptkbp:militaryRank Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
gptkbp:numberOfTeams Approximately 20,000 Muslim troops
Approximately 30,000 Byzantine troops
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Yarmouk
gptkbp:primaryMission Byzantine_chronicles
Historical_accounts_by_Muslim_historians
gptkbp:result Muslim_victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of trade routes
Strengthened_Muslim_presence_in_Transjordan
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations