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Siege of Emesa

635 CE · Syria, Asia · War

Siege of Emesa
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The siege of Emesa was laid by the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate from December 635 up until March 636. This led to the Islamic conquest of Emesa, which was a major trading city of the Byzantine Empire in the Levant.

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