Battle of Yarmouk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_battles
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Expansion of Islamic territory
Byzantine retreat from the Levant
gptkbp:casualties Estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Muslim casualties
Significant losses for the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
Theodore Trithyrius
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for later Islamic military leaders
Symbol of Islamic unity
Influenced Islamic military doctrine
gptkbp:date 636 AD
gptkbp:duration 6 days
gptkbp:followed_by Conquest of Syria
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Muslim conquests
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Yazid_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Uthman_ibn_Affan
gptkb:Hassan_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Umar
gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Fatimah_bint_Muhammad
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkb:Muawiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Anas_ibn_Malik
gptkb:Jabir_ibn_Abdullah
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Abbas
gptkb:Abu_Huraira
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Zainab_bint_Ali
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:Bilal_ibn_Rabah
gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Zayd_ibn_al-Harithah
gptkb:Abdur_Rahman_ibn_Awf
gptkb:Al-Mundhir_ibn_Sawa
gptkb:Salman_the_Persian
gptkb:Sa'd_ibn_Abi_Waqqas
gptkb:Al-Harith_ibn_al-Simmah
gptkb:Al-Qaqa_ibn_Amr_al-Tamimi
gptkb:Al-Miqdad_ibn_al-Aswad
gptkb:Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:Heraclius
gptkb:Abu_Dharr_al-Ghafari
Abdullah ibn Amr.
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Uthman_ibn_Affan
gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Umar
gptkb:Ibn_al-Nadim
gptkb:Ibn_al-Tayyib
gptkb:Muawiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Anas_ibn_Malik
gptkb:Jabir_ibn_Abdullah
gptkb:Ibn_Hisham
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Zubair_ibn_al-Awwam
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Abbas
gptkb:Abu_Bakr_al-Siddiq
gptkb:Ibn_Zubair
gptkb:Abu_Huraira
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Abdullah_ibn_Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:Ibn_al-Athir
gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Ibn_al-Jawzi
gptkb:Zayd_ibn_al-Harithah
gptkb:Abdur_Rahman_ibn_Awf
gptkb:Ibn_Umar
gptkb:Talha_ibn_Ubaydullah
gptkb:Al-Mundhir_ibn_Sawa
gptkb:Al-Harith_ibn_al-Simmah
gptkb:Ibn_al-Mundhir
gptkb:Ibn_Sa'd
gptkb:Al-Qaqa_ibn_Amr_al-Tamimi
gptkb:Ibn_Mas'ud
gptkb:Ibn_al-Muqaddasi
gptkb:Ibn_al-Sayyid
gptkb:Ibn_al-Zuhri
gptkb:Salim_ibn_Abdullah_ibn_Umar
gptkb:Ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Al-Miqdad_ibn_al-Aswad
gptkb:Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:Ibn_Abbas
Ibn al-Sahabi
Theodore Trithyrius
gptkbp:historical_impact Shifted power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:historical_period Early Islamic conquests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Yarmouk
gptkbp:involved Cavalry charges
Infantry formations
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of the greatest battles in history
Considered one of the greatest battles in Islamic history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yarmouk_River
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of terrain to advantage
Defensive positions by Byzantine forces
Use of cavalry by Muslim forces
gptkbp:political_impact Decline of Byzantine influence in the Middle East
Facilitated the spread of Islam in the region
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ajnadayn
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:The_Conquest_of_Syria_by_al-Baladhuri
gptkb:The_History_of_the_Prophets_and_Kings
The Conquest of Syria by Khalid ibn al-Walid
The History of the Prophets and Kings by al-Tabari
gptkbp:result Decisive Muslim victory
gptkbp:significance Established Muslim control over the Levant
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of trade routes
gptkbp:strength approximately 150,000 Byzantines
approximately 40,000 Muslims
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Flanking maneuvers by Muslim forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4