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Siege of Emesa

Siege of Emesa was a siege conducted in November AD 635 at Emesa, in what is now Syria; it ran into the following year. 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: 15,000 against 8,000.

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FoughtNovember AD 635ran into the following year
WhereEmesa, Syria34.723N, 36.714E
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire
Casualties and losses235and4,900
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 635
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

DateNovember AD 635 (month precision)
to February AD 636
PlaceEmesa, Syria
34.723N, 36.714E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeEmesa captured by Rashidun Caliphate
Strength15,0008,000
Casualties and losses2354,900
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

Siege of Emesa is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625476, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Emesa, revision 1380330892, 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.