The Conquest of Rhodes and the Demolition of Its Fort
فتح رودس وهدم حصنها
53 AH
In al-Baladhuri: Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan sent Janada ibn Abi Umayya al-Azdi to Rhodes; he opened it by force — it being a thicket in the sea — and Mu'awiya ordered him to settle Muslim people in it, in year 53. Rhodes is among the most fertile islands, about sixty miles, with olives, vines, fruits and sweet waters. Via al-Waqidi and others: the Muslims stayed at Rhodes seven years in a fort taken for them; when Mu'awiya died Yazid wrote Janada ordering him to demolish the fort and return — Mu'awiya used to rotate the people there, and Mujahid ibn Jabr resided in it teaching the people Qur'an.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Connections
- Had participant
- جنادة بن أبي أمية الأزدي· مجاهد بن جبر· Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan· Yazid ibn Mu'awiya
- Occurred at
- رودس
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Arwad· البيعة ليزيد بولاية العهد· The Second Raid on Cyprus· Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan· Yazid ibn Mu'awiya· Abd al-Malik's Coinage Reform· عام الجماعة· The Conquest of Antioch
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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