What the records say
- When
- 638
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 34.72° N, 36.71° E
- Description
- 638 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate
Siege of Emesa (638)
638 CE Byzantine siege of Rashidun Caliphate-occupied Syrian city
The siege of Emesa in 638 was laid by a coalition force of Arab Christian tribes from Jazira which was mustered by Heraclius in an attempt to stem the losses of Byzantine territories due to the rapid expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate in the Levant.
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