Medieval era · 636 CE – 637 CE
First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem
Between 636 and 637/38, during the Muslim conquest of the Levant, the Rashidun Caliphate took Jerusalem from the Byzantine Empire. It began when the Rashidun army, under the command of Abu Ubayda, besieged Jerusalem in November 636. After six months, Patriarch Sophronius agreed to surrender, on condition that he submit only to the caliph.
- When
- 636 CE – 637 CE
- Where
- Jerusalem
- Era
- Medieval
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Text from the Wikipedia article First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0