What the records say
- When
- Dec 635 – Mar 636
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 34.72° N, 36.71° E
- Description
- 635–636 besiegement by the Rashidun Caliphate of a Byzantine city
Siege of Emesa
635–636 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate
The siege of Emesa was laid by the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate from December 635 up until March 636. This led to the Islamic conquest of Emesa, which was a major trading city of the Byzantine Empire in the Levant.
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