siege, major, medieval
Siege of Jerusalem
Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted in October AD 636 at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. 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: ~20,000 against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | October AD 636 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Jerusalem, Israel 31.783N, 35.217E | |
| Part of | Muslim conquest of the Levant (AD 633 to AD 640) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Rashidun victory | |
| Territorial change | Jerusalem captured by the Rashidun Caliphate | |
| Belligerents | Rashidun Caliphate | Byzantine Empire |
| Commanders | Umar ibn al-Khattab; Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah; Khalid ibn al-Walid; Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan; Shurahbil ibn Hasana; Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan | Sophronius |
| Strength | ~20,000 | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jerusalem 1099, same recorded site
- Conquest of Jerusalem 1187, same recorded site
- Siege of Jerusalem 589 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Jerusalem 1244, same recorded site
- Siege of Jerusalem 63 BC, same recorded site
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Yarmouk 15 August AD 636
- After: Battle of Hazir May AD 637
- All 14 engagements of Muslim conquest of the Levant
Elsewhere in AD 636
- Battle of al-Qadisiyyah Iraq
- Battle of Burs Iraq
- Siege of Latakia Turkey
Siege of Jerusalem is one of 102 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815154, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, revision 1384654121, 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.