Battle of Yarmuk, 636 AD (ALL PARTS) ⚔️ Did this battle change history?

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Filmstro

➤ Sources:
The Islamic Conquest of Syria - by al-Waqidi
Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century - by Irfan Shahid
Yarmuk 636 AD: The Muslim Conquest of Syria - by David Nicolle
Forgotten Islamic History - by Naeem Ali
The Great Islamic Conquests 632 - 750 - by David Nicolle
Khalid Bin Al-Waleed (The Sword Of Allah) - by Abdul Basit Ahmad
The Byzantine Wars - by John Haldon
Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests - by Walter E. Kaegi
The Early Islamic Conquests - by Fred McGraw Donner
Decline and fall of the Sassanian Empire - by Parvaneh Pourshariati

#historymarche #byzantine #documentary

[HistoryMarche]

🚩 As requested by many of you in the comments, I merged all parts of the Battle of Yarmuk into one video, for easier viewing. Thank you all for watching the video ❤

[foodybreezy]

How do you know a general is legendary? It's when he sends his troops to block the enemy's escaping route before they even decide to escape. That's what I call unmatched confidence

[omaraboal-azm]

When death approached Khaalid Bin al-Waleed and he realised that, he wept and said: "I witnessed such and such battles, and there is no place on my body the size of a handspan that has not received a blow from a sword or been pierced by an arrow or hit by spear. But here I am, dying on my bed as a camel dies. May the cowards eyes never sleep. I sought death in the places where it may be sought, but it was only decreed that I should die on my own bed.” [Siyar A’laam An-Nubula’, 1/382]

Edit: wow 2.3k likes thank you guys

Edit: I put the source of the quote

Edit: his nickname that the prophet gave him was was " The drawn sword of God " or " The unsheathed sword of God "

[Scohill]

Abu Ubayda recognizing Khalid as the best commander is an underrated show of humility and belief in the cause, that is very rare in history

[DestroyerOfSense]

Yarmouk was one of the most consequential battles ever fought. Its echoes still ring loud and clear across the world, nearly a millennium and a half later.

[enthusiast]

Goosebumps. It's not the difference in numbers that standout, it's the fact that these were Byzantine's elite forces. Greater numbers, better equipped, better armoured, experienced generals all outdone by pure genius and incredible bravery.

[esmenhamaire]

I'd not previously known much about the Muslim generals of history. My word, what a superb general Khalid was - truly one of the all-time greats! Thank you for educating me!

[SENPAI.Popaii]

*"If you refuse, there can only be war between us... and you will face men who love death as you love life."* how much of a badass can you be?

[iftanik]

"and you will face men who love death as you love life"

greatest one liner in a battlefield 🔥

[geordiejones]

This is one of the most hard fought field battles prior to the gunpower age. Several DAYS of exhaustive fighting that included a whole day of rest because both sides were pushed to their limits. The Romans had the edge in most of the engagements but failed to deal a decisive blow. The Arab commander was very smart to give Khalid operational command. One of the most impressive battlefield achievements and just one of Khalid's tactical masterpieces.

[shamsalfarabi]

Khalid is the only guy who can turn imminent defeat into victory. He did this in several battles.

[paulduffy]

Heard a lot of talk about Khalid on the comment threads for other battles. This is my first time actually seeing him in action. So impressive on so many levels.

[adorhossain]

Brave Arab Women who fought along with Arab Men when it was emergency!
Salute Arab Women

[jadsons]

The last words of Khalid Ibn Waleed....
" Tell all the cowards of the world who are afraid of death that if death had happened on the battlefield, then Khalid would not have died on his deathbed "

[georgepantziarelas]

No other man has simultaneously destroyed the two greatest empires of the time in the span of a few years…

[CONCIOUS]

I believe khaalid ibn waleed is the greatest to ever lead a battle, not for his unbeaten record millaterily, but due to his unbeaten duels, be it against the Arabs, Sassnids and Romans. I never seen a commander like this, who exceled on one vs one, and undefeated.

[thenickvendetta]

"You will face men who love death as you love life."
- Khalid Ibn Walid 🥶🔥

[princevegeta]

I hear people questioning Umar's decision to demote Khalid with some wrongfully accusing him of jealousy while the real reason was to show that all victories are from Allah alone and not some commander, but if we see the bigger picture and take a leaf from Hannibal's history, we can actually see the wisdom behind it. It was said about Hannibal by one of his commanders that he knew how to get victories, but he didn't know how to use them. A similar case can be seen here as well.

The end goal was not to just beat large armies into submission and send war booty to Medinah, the main goal was to spread the word of God all over the world. This includes everything, from rules of warfare to rules of administration and even basic day to day life. And Khalid, though an absolute UNIT in warfare, and excellent in administration, lacked the level of knowledge about Islamic rulings and teachings of Prophet ﷺ that Abu Ubaydah had. He was among the firsts to accept Islam, was known for his piety and knowledge of Islam. He was called "The safekeeper of Ummah" by Prophet ﷺ himself. By appointing him as the leader of Muslim front in that region the dynamics of that front is changed from military expedition to inviting more people towards Islam. Hence appointment of Abu Ubaydah was not only justified but also necessary for Islam to flourish in that region.

[yourroyalchungusness]

The final day of the battle was the most unexpected one that really show Khalid's brilliant mind as military commander. he knew that the Byzantines were expecting the muslim to not attack, so he decided to attack. He knew that the Byzantines were exhausted by the constant battle so he attacked on the flanks with overwhelming cavalry numbers. He truly one of the greatest general of all time

[Jahanceltic]

‘As you will face men who love death as you love life’ true statement
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