Arab–Byzantine wars
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The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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Target entity: Arab–Byzantine wars Context triple: [Byzantine Empire, conflict, Arab–Byzantine wars]
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Byzantine–Ottoman wars
The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of protracted conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the rising Ottoman Empire that culminated in the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the end of Byzantine rule.
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Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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Russo-Turkish Wars
The Russo-Turkish Wars were a series of conflicts between the Russian and Ottoman Empires from the 17th to 19th centuries that reshaped control over Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Black Sea region.
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Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arab–Byzantine wars Target entity description: The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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A.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars
The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of protracted conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the rising Ottoman Empire that culminated in the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the end of Byzantine rule.
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B.
Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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C.
Russo-Turkish Wars
The Russo-Turkish Wars were a series of conflicts between the Russian and Ottoman Empires from the 17th to 19th centuries that reshaped control over Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Black Sea region.
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D.
Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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E.
Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
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Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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series of wars ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Byzantine Empire ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Theophanes the Confessor
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Al-Tabari ⓘ
surface form:
al-Tabari
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| endTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| followed |
Roman–Persian Wars
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surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
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| hasPart |
Arab–Byzantine wars
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts
Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ Battle of Akroinon ⓘ Battle of Lalakaon ⓘ Battle of Manzikert ⓘ Battle of Mu'tah ⓘ Battle of Qadisiyyah ⓘ Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ Battle of the Masts ⓘ First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab siege of Constantinople
Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim conquest of Syria
Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Arab siege of Constantinople
Siege of Damascus (634) ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
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Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
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| opponent |
Basil II
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Emperor Constans II ⓘ
surface form:
Constans II
Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine IV
Harun al-Rashid ⓘ Heraclius ⓘ Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ John I Tzimiskes ⓘ Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Muawiya I ⓘ
surface form:
Mu'awiya I
Nikephoros I ⓘ
surface form:
Nicephorus I
Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ Al-Walid I ⓘ
surface form:
al-Walid I
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| partOf |
Arab–Byzantine wars
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arab–Byzantine relations
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| religiousDimension | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Muslim conquest of Egypt
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surface form:
Arab conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
surface form:
Arab conquest of Syria
Arab–Byzantine cultural exchanges ⓘ Islamization of North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Islamization of Egypt
Islamization of North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Islamization of the Levant
frontier zone in Anatolia ⓘ loss of Byzantine territories in North Africa ⓘ loss of Byzantine territories in the Levant ⓘ |
| significance |
shaped political landscape of Eastern Mediterranean
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shaped religious landscape of Near East ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Arab–Byzantine wars Description of subject: The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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