| Siege of Emesa | |||||||
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| Part of Muslim conquest of Syria Byzantine-Arab Wars | |||||||
 Present days Emesa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate | Byzantine empire. | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah Khalid ibn al-Walid | Harbees | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 8000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 235 | 4,900 | ||||||
Siege of Emesa was laid by the forces of Rashidun Caliphate from December 635-March 636, which resulted in the Islamic conquest of Emesa, a major trading city of Byzantine empire in Levant.