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636 CE

636 CE in world history: 3 events and 2 deaths. 251 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 20 August

    Arab armies defeat the Byzantines at the Yarmouk

    After six days of fighting, the Muslim Arab army under Khalid ibn al-Walid destroyed the Byzantine forces near the River Yarmouk. Byzantium lost Syria and Palestine for good.

    Rashidun CaliphateKhalid ibn al-WalidPalestine

  2. Battle

    Battle of the Yarmuk

    The Battle of the Yarmuk was fought in August 636 CE near the Yarmuk River in the Levant, where the armies of the Rashidun Caliphate decisively defeated the Byzantine army.

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Died in 636 CE 2

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