Battle of the Masts

When

655

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.28° N, 30.26° E

Description

654 naval battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars

Naval

yes

655 naval battle of the Arab–Byzantine wars

The Battle of the Masts was a naval battle fought in 655 between the Byzantine Empire led by Emperor Constans II, and the Rashidun Caliphate under the command of Abu al-A'war, admiral of Mu'awiya, the governor of Syria.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of the Masts: Emperor Constans II personally commands the Byzantine fleet (500 ships), and sets off to challenge the Arab navy”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Zâtüssavârî Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Islamische Expansion: Konstans II. erleidet mit der von ihm geführten byzantinischen Flotte in der Schlacht von Phoinix eine vernichtende Niederlage gegen die…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoire navale décisive des Arabes à la « bataille des mâts » contre Byzance sur les côtes de Lycie (Dhat al-Sawari)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة ذات الصواري”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد دکل‌ها: امپراتور کنستانس دوم شخصاً فرماندهی ناوگان بیزانس (۵۰۰ کشتی) را بر عهده دارد و برای مقابله با نیروی دریایی اعراب عازم می‌شود”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “船桅之战，阿拉伯海军击败东罗马海军。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page