capture of Caesarea

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment of Muslim rule in the region
gptkbp:allies Local Arab tribes
gptkbp:cultural_exchange Between Arab and Byzantine cultures
gptkbp:cultural_impact Spread of Islam in the Levant
gptkbp:cultural_significance Spread of Christianity and Islam
gptkbp:date August 22, 636
gptkbp:election_result End of Byzantine control in the region
gptkbp:historical_context Early Islamic conquests
gptkbp:historical_debate About the effectiveness of Byzantine defenses
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:General_Abu_Ubaidah
gptkb:General_Al-Hakam_ibn_Amr_al-Ghifari
gptkb:General_Al-Harith_ibn_al-Simmah
gptkb:General_Al-Mughirah_ibn_Shu'bah
gptkb:General_Al-Mundhir_ibn_Sawa
gptkb:General_Al-Qaqa_ibn_Amr_al-Tamimi
gptkb:General_Amr_ibn_al-As
gptkb:General_Yazid_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Caliph_Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:General_Khalid_ibn_al-Walid
gptkb:Heraclius
Arab historians
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Shift in power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:The_Conquest_of_the_Levant_by_al-Baladhuri
The History of the Prophets and Kings by al-Tabari
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label capture of Caesarea
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military campaigns
gptkbp:location gptkb:Caesarea_Maritima
gptkbp:measures Byzantine fortifications
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Muawiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:military_technology Siege engines
gptkbp:narrative Part of the larger Islamic conquests
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkbp:outcome Fall of Caesarea to Muslim forces
gptkbp:political_impact Change in trade routes
gptkbp:previous_event gptkb:Battle_of_Yarmouk
gptkbp:primary_source The Book of the Conquests by al-Masudi
The History of the Byzantine Empire by John Skylitzes
gptkbp:result Muslim conquest of the Levant
gptkbp:significance strategic port city
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Mediterranean coast
gptkbp:successor Muslim expansion into Asia Minor
gptkbp:tactics several months
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Caesarea_1130
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6