Battle of Marj al-Saffar

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath consolidation_of_Muslim_control_in_the_region
gptkbp:casualties fewer losses for the Rashidun Caliphate
significant_losses_for_the_Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:celebrates documentaries
historical literature
military studies
educational curricula
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
Theodore_Trithyrius
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired later military leaders
gptkbp:date 636 AD
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Ajnadayn
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_early_Islamic_conquests
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated_the_effectiveness_of_Muslim_military_strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Marj al-Saffar
gptkbp:influencedBy previous battles in the region
gptkbp:legacy paved_the_way_for_the_Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:location Marj_al-Saffar
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
military historians
historical scholars
other commanders
Theodore_Trithyrius
gptkbp:outcome established_Muslim_dominance_in_the_area
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Yarmouk
gptkbp:primaryMission historical texts
chronicles of the time
Byzantine_records
Islamic_historical_accounts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arab_conquests
Middle_Eastern_history
Islamic_military_history
Byzantine_military_history
gptkbp:result Muslim_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant
gptkbp:strategicGoals opened_the_way_for_further_Muslim_advances_in_Syria
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
cavalry charges
infantry formations