Wellknownable › War map › Muslim conquest of the LevantMuslim conquest of the Levant 633–640
Belligerents: Byzantine Empire, Ghassanids, Rashidun Caliphate
Who lived through the Muslim conquest of the Levant
Well-known people alive during 633–640:
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb (586–644) — 2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (599–661) — 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia ImamBrahmagupta (598–670) — Indian mathematician and astronomer (c. 598 – c. 668 CE)Uthman ibn Affan (574–656) — Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656Aisha (614–678) — Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) — grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)Mu'awiya I (603–680) — founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)Heraclius (575–641) — Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641Isidore of Seville (560–636) — Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)Honorius I (585–638) — popeBenedict II (635–685) — popeHasan ibn Ali (625–669) — 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia ImamLeo II (611–683) — popeMartin I (598–655) — 7th‑century pope and martyr, bishop of Rome (649–655), exiled for opposing Monothelitism, venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox ChurchesJohn IV (600–642) — popeXuanzang (602–664) — 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)Agatho (574–681) — popeKhalid ibn al-Walid (592–642) — Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)Vitalian (600–672) — 7th-century popeJohn V (635–686) — popeWu Zetian (624–705) — founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690Conon (630–687) — pope (630-687)Bilal ibn Ribah (581–641) — companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin (c.580–640)Constans II (630–668) — Byzantine Emperor from 641 to 668Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653) — Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)See this war on the interactive map →
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