Arab conquest of Crete

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The Arab conquest of Crete was a 9th-century Muslim takeover of the island that established an emirate and turned Crete into a major base for piracy and raids in the Byzantine Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conquest ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
affected Byzantine control of Aegean Sea routes ⓘ
security of Byzantine islands ⓘ
chronologyNote exact year of conquest is disputed among sources ⓘ
conflictType Byzantine–Arab wars ⓘ
endTime c. 828 ⓘ
followedBy Byzantine attempts to reconquer Crete ⓘ
Byzantine expedition of 842–843 to Crete ⓘ
Byzantine expedition of 911 to Crete ⓘ
Byzantine reconquest of Crete ⓘ
follows failed Andalusian Arab revolt in al-Andalus ⓘ
hasPart Muslim landing on Crete ⓘ
capture of Cretan cities ⓘ
establishment of the Emirate of Crete ⓘ
historicalContext decline of Byzantine naval dominance in the 9th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
languageOfSources Arabic historical chronicles ⓘ
Byzantine Greek chronicles ⓘ
location Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Crete ⓘ
mainBelligerent Andalusian Arab exiles ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
militaryStrategy fortification of central stronghold at Chandax ⓘ
naval invasion ⓘ
notableCommanderSide1 Abu Hafs Umar al-Iqritishi ⓘ
opponent Byzantine imperial fleet ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine navy

Byzantine land forces ⓘ
partOf Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean ⓘ
pointInTime 9th century ⓘ
politicalOutcome establishment of an independent or semi-independent emirate ⓘ
religiousAspect expansion of Islam into Crete ⓘ
result Muslim victory ⓘ
creation of the Emirate of Crete ⓘ
establishment of Muslim rule over Crete ⓘ
side1 Andalusian Muslim settlers ⓘ
side2 Byzantine imperial government in Constantinople ⓘ
significantConsequence Crete became a major base for piracy in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
increased Muslim raids on Byzantine maritime traffic ⓘ
raids on Byzantine coastal settlements ⓘ
significantEvent foundation of Chandax as capital of the emirate ⓘ
startTime c. 824 ⓘ
c. 827 ⓘ
territoryChanged Crete incorporated into a Muslim emirate ⓘ
Crete separated from Byzantine control ⓘ
usedBy Muslim corsairs ⓘ

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reconquest of Crete (960–961) → predecessorEvent → Arab conquest of Crete ⓘ
Emirate of Crete → significantEvent → Arab conquest of Crete ⓘ
Arab conquest of Crete → followedBy → Byzantine expedition of 842–843 to Crete ⓘ
linked to: Arab conquest of Crete
Arab conquest of Crete → significantConsequence → Crete became a major base for piracy in the Aegean Sea ⓘ
linked to: Arab conquest of Crete
Arab conquest of Crete → territoryChanged → Crete separated from Byzantine control ⓘ
linked to: Arab conquest of Crete