Battle of Fahl

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The Battle of Fahl was an early 7th-century clash in which Rashidun forces defeated the Byzantines in the Jordan Valley, helping secure Muslim control over the Levant.

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Battle of Fahl canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
belligerent Byzantine forces
Muslim Arab forces
combatant Byzantine Empire
Rashidun Caliphate
commander Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
Byzantine officers
Khalid ibn al-Walid
conflict Rashidun Caliphate–Byzantine wars
date circa 635
era Rashidun Caliphate
followedBy Battle of Yarmouk
geographicalFeature in the Jordan Valley lowlands
near the Jordan River
opponentReligion Christian Byzantine Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
partOf Muslim conquest of the Levant
place Fahl
Jordan Valley
Pella
precededBy Battle of Ajnadayn
primarySourceTradition early Islamic historiography
region Levant
linked to: Levant region
religiousContext early Islamic expansion
result Rashidun victory
defeat of Byzantine forces
strategicConsequence contributed to Muslim control over the Levant
helped secure Muslim control over the Jordan Valley
weakened Byzantine position in Syria
timePeriod early 7th century

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Siege of Damascus (634) followedBy Battle of Fahl
Battle of Ajnadayn followedBy Battle of Fahl
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah foughtIn Battle of Fahl