Battle of the Yarmouk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_battles
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment of Muslim control over Syria
gptkbp:casualties Byzantine losses estimated at 40,000
Muslim losses estimated at 3,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
Theodore Trithyrius
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Islamic military tactics
Symbol of Islamic unity
gptkbp:date 636 AD
gptkbp:duration 6 days
gptkbp:followed_by Conquest of Syria
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Al-Bara_ibn_Malik
gptkb:Muawiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Al-Mundhir_ibn_Sawa
gptkb:Al-Harith_ibn_al-Simmah
gptkb:Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:Abu_al-Darda
gptkb:Zayd_ibn_Thabit
Abu al-A'war al-Sulami
Al-Qaqa ibn Amr
Theodore Trithyrius
Al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in power in the Middle East
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:The_Conquest_of_Syria_by_al-Baladhuri
The History of the Prophets and Kings by al-Tabari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Yarmouk
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of the greatest battles in Islamic history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yarmouk_River
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of cavalry
Use of archers
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ajnadayn
gptkbp:result Decisive Muslim victory
gptkbp:significance End of Byzantine rule in the Levant
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of trade routes
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Renaud_of_Aquitaine
gptkb:William_of_Montferrat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6