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Siege of Edessa

Siege of Edessa was a siege conducted in AD 639 at Edessa, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Edessa. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which ran from AD 633 to AD 640. The recorded result: Rashidun victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 men against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 639
WhereEdessa, Turkey37.150N, 38.782E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMuslim conquest of the LevantAD 633 to AD 640

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of the Levant

Battle of Ajnadayn, AD 634Siege of Damascus, AD 634Battle of Marj Rahit, AD 634Battle of Bosra, AD 634Battle of al-Qaryatayn, AD 634Battle of al-Yaqusah, AD 634Battle of Marj al-Dibaj, AD 634Battle of Fahl, AD 634Siege of Emesa, AD 635Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Siege of Jerusalem, AD 636Battle of Hazir, AD 637Siege of Aleppo, AD 637Battle of the Iron Bridge, AD 637Siege of Emesa, AD 638Siege of Edessa, AD 639Siege of Raqqa, AD 639AD 634AD 639Siege of Edessa, AD 639
17 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of the Levant in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 639 (year precision)
PlaceEdessa, Turkey
37.150N, 38.782E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength5,000 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Iyad ibn Ghanm
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Placed at Edessa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 639

Siege of Edessa is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141273362, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Edessa (639), revision 1375839073, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.