Key Figures
The Battle of Yarmuk was a defining moment in the early Islamic expansion that occurred just four years after the passing of this central figure.
Who is the Prophet Muhammad?
This geographic feature provided the Muslim army with a crucial defensive advantage.
What are steep ravines/cliffs?
The major region that effectively came under Muslim rule following this decisive victory.
What is Syria?
What CE and AH represent.
Known as Saif Allah
Who is Khalid ibn al-Walid?
The primary strategic move by Khalid ibn Walid to increase the effectiveness of the Muslim forces.
What is unifying the four separate corps into one cohesive army?
What is Palestine?
The year the Battle of Yarmuk took place.
636 CE or 15 AH?
Leader of Muslims during The Battle of Yarmuk.
Who is Umar ibn al-Khattab?
The specific type of unit that gave the Muslims superior mobility across the Yarmuk plateau.
What is light cavalry?
Opportune times when the Byzantine Army would launch surprise attack.
What is salah times?
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What is 40,000?
Original commander who led the Syrian front before ceding to Khalid bin Walid.
Who is Umar ibn al-Khattab?
The environmental factor that worked in the Muslims' favor on the final day of the battle.
What is a strong and dusty wind blowing toward the Byzantine ranks?
These areas were secured by Muslims due to a win in the Battle of Yarmulk.
What are the Levant and North Africa?
Before any swords were crossed, the two massive armies stalled on the plains and engaged in tense negotiations for this long.
What is 3 months?
The Byzantine Emperor who rallied the massive imperial force.
Who is Heraclius?
The tactical goal of blocking the North and West flanks of the battlefield.
Cutting off the Byzantine retreat routes?
This empire failed to send promised reinforcements to Heraclius.
Who is the Sassanid empire?
To execute his masterful trap on the final day, Khalid personally led a sweeping flanking charge consisting of this many Muslim cavalry riders.
What is 8,000?
This commander led the contingent in Palestinian.
Who is Amr ibn al-Aas?
When Muslim forces were pushed back to their camps, this group threw rocks at the Muslim soldiers, set loose camels to scare the Byzantine empire, and took arms.
Who are Arab women?
Day of war when Muslims changed strategy from defense posture to offensive assault.
To ensure the Byzantines could not escape, Khalid sent his commander Dirar with a highly mobile detachment of this many cavalrymen to blockade the crucial bridge over the Raqqad gorge.
What is 500?
This commander accepted a duel from General Gregory, eventually defeating him.
Who is Abu Ubaidah?
This devastating technique decimated the out of range Muslim left-flank forcing them to retreat.
What is raining arrows overhead by Byzantine archers?
The total annihilation of the Byzantine army, which permanently ended their rule over Syria, was ensured when retreating soldiers found their only escape bridge blockaded across this steep ravine.
What is Wadi ar-Raqqid? (Acceptable: Wadi al-Raqqad / The Raqqad Gorge)
What are his 50s?