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The Battle of Yarmouk (Arabic: معركة اليرموك, also spelled Yarmuk, Yarmuq or Hieromyax) comprised a series of engagements between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire over six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River, along what is today the border between Syria and Jordan, south-east of the Sea of Galilee, and resulted in a decisive Muslim victory which permanently ended Byzantine rule south of Anatolia. It is regarded as one of the most decisive battles in military history.[6][7] The battle marked the first great wave of Islamic conquests after the death of Muhammad, heralding the rapid advance of Islam into the then Christian Levant.
Battle of Yarmouk | |||||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquest of Syria and Byzantine-Arab Wars | |||||||||
Across the ravines lies battlefield of Yarmouk, a picture taken 8 miles from battlefield, from Jordan. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Byzantine Empire, Ghassanid Kingdom |
Rashidun Caliphate (Rashidun army) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Heraclius † Theodore Trithyrius[1] † Vahan[g] Jabalah ibn al-Aiham † Dairjan Buccinator (Qanateer) Gregory[2] |
Khalid ibn al-Walid Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah Amr ibn al-A'as Shurahbil ibn Hassana Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
80,000 - 100,000 (primary sources)[b][c] |
24,000 - 40,000 (primary sources)[e] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
50,000 killed 70,000 - 120,000 killed (primary sources)[f] | 4,000 killed[5] |
Emperor Heraclius, in order to check the Muslim advance and to recover lost territory, sent a massive expedition to the Levant in May 636. As the Byzantine army approached, Muslims abandoned Syria and retreated all their forces to the Yarmouk plains close to Arabia where, after being reinforced they decisively defeated the Byzantine troops. The battle is also considered to be one of Khalid ibn al-Walid's most decisive victories, and cemented his reputation as a great tactician and cavalry commander.[8]