Battle of the Yarmuk

War

Rashidun Muslim forces defeat the Byzantine army, opening the way to the conquest of Syria and the Levant.

Related events

c. 636★★★★★

Rashidun forces defeat the Sasanian army in Iraq, opening the way to the capture of the capital Ctesiphon.

War· Iraq

June 632★★★★★

After Muhammad dies in Medina, Abu Bakr is chosen as the first caliph, beginning the Rashidun Caliphate.

ReligionPoliticsDeath· Saudi Arabia

630★★★★★

Muhammad and his followers enter Mecca almost without bloodshed, making it the centre of Islam.

ReligionPolitics· Saudi Arabia

622★★★★★

The Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrate from Mecca to Medina; the year becomes the start of the Islamic calendar.

Religion· Saudi Arabia

651★★★★★

The last Sasanian king, Yazdegerd III, is killed, completing the Arab Muslim conquest of Persia.

WarDynasty· Iran, Turkmenistan

661 – 750★★★★★

Muawiya I establishes the Umayyad dynasty with its capital at Damascus, making the caliphate hereditary.

DynastyPolitics· Syria