Battle of the Masts 655
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 655 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Arab–Byzantine wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Byzantine Empire, Rashidun Caliphate | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.2819, 30.2607 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of the Masts (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة ذَات الصَّوَارِي, romanized: Maʿrakat Dhāt al-Ṣawārī) was a naval battle fought in 655 between the Byzantine Empire led by Emperor Constans II (r. 641–668), and the Rashidun Caliphate under the command of Abu al-A'war, admiral of Mu'awiya, the governor of Syria.
The battle was part of the earliest campaign by Mu'awiya to reach Constantinople, the Byzantine capital, and is considered to be "the first decisive conflict of Islam on the deep".
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