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Siege of Emesa

Siege of Emesa was a siege conducted in AD 638 at Emesa, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which ran from AD 633 to AD 640. The recorded result: Rashidun Caliphate victory. Recorded strength: Unknown number of garrison forces; 4,000 reinforcements from Iraq against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 638
WhereEmesa, Syria34.723N, 36.714E
OutcomeRashidun Caliphate victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire; Arab Christians
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
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 Emesa, AD 638
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 638 (year precision)
PlaceEmesa, Syria
34.723N, 36.714E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeEmesa remained in Rashidun possession
StrengthUnknown number of garrison forces; 4,000 reinforcements from IraqUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
Siege of EmesaSiege of EmesaSecond Battle of HomsFirst Battle of HomsSiege of EmesaSiege of EmesaBattle of EmesaSecond Battle of HomsBeirutṬarābulusHamahTartusTadmurAd NabkLatakiaDouma100 km34.723N, 36.714E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 253 and 1299.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 638

Siege of Emesa is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q108899257, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Emesa (638), revision 1374378362, 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.