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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Further Muslim expansion into Byzantine territory
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gptkbp:casualties
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Heavy for Byzantines
Moderate for Muslims
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Heraclius
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gptkbp:date
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January 21, 636
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Iron_Bridge
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Early Islamic conquests
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Orontes
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Heraclius
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on future military strategies
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gptkbp:location
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Orontes River, Syria
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gptkbp:outcome
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Collapse of Byzantine defenses in the region
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Yarmouk
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gptkbp:primary_source
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Byzantine chronicles
Historical accounts by Muslim historians
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gptkbp:result
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Decisive Muslim victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of northern Syria
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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