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Muslim Conquest of Syria The Muslim conquest of Syria (634–638 CE) was a pivotal series of military campaigns during the Arab–Byzantine wars. This period saw the Rashidun Caliphate—the fi...
Read Muslim Conquest of Syria: The Fall of Byzantine LevantBilad al-Sham: The History and Administration of Islamic Syria Bilad al-Sham (Arabic: بِلَاد الشَّام), frequently referred to in English as Islamic Syria, was a pivotal province of the ea...
Read Bilad al-Sham: The History and Administration of Islamic SyriaAbu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Commander and Governor of the Levant Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, born as ʿĀmir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Jarrāḥ (c. 583–639 CE), stands as one of the most revered figu...
Read Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Commander and Governor of the LevantSiege of Aleppo (637 AD): The Fall of a Byzantine Stronghold Between August and October 637 AD, the city of Aleppo became the center of a pivotal military engagement during the Muslim con...
Read Siege of Aleppo (637 AD): The Fall of a Byzantine StrongholdSyria Prima: The Byzantine Province of the East In the complex administrative landscape of the late Roman and early Byzantine eras, Syria Prima (also known as Syria I) stood as a pivotal ...
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