Battle of Bosra

Battle of Bosra
Part of the Arab–Byzantine Wars and
the campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid

Roman theatre at Bosra
DateJune–July 634 CE
Location
Bosra, Syria
Result Rashidun victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate Byzantine Empire
Ghassanids
Commanders and leaders
Khalid ibn al-Walid Heraclius (Indirectly)
Romanus

The Battle of Bosra was fought in 634 CE between the Rashidun Caliphate army and the Byzantine Empire over the possession of the city of Bosra, in Syria. The city was one of the Islamic forces' first significant captures and was at the time the capital of the Ghassanids, Arab vassals of the Byzantines. The siege took place between June and July.


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