Siege of Jerusalem (636–637)
636–637 CE siege of Byzantine Syrian city by the Rashidun Caliphate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of Jerusalem (636–637) was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant and the result of the military efforts of the Rashidun Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire in the year 636–637/38. It began when the Rashidun army, under the command of Abu Ubayda, besieged Jerusalem beginning in November 636. After six months, the Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the Caliph. In 637 or 638, Caliph Umar (r. 634–644) traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the submission of the city. The Patriarch thus surrendered to him.
Siege of Jerusalem (637) | |||||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquest of Syria (Arab–Byzantine Wars) | |||||||||
Map of the Muslim invasion of Syria and the Levant (September 636 to December 637) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Rashidun Caliphate | Byzantine Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Umar Ibn al-Khattab Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah Khalid ibn al-Walid Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan Amr ibn al-As Shurahbil ibn Hasana Miqdad ibn Aswad 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit | Patriarch Sophronius | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
~20,000[1] | Unknown |
The Muslim conquest of the city solidified Arab control over Judea, which would not again be threatened until the First Crusade in 1099.