Early conquests · 698
Conquest of Carthage
The fall of Carthage ended Byzantine rule in North Africa. Hassan then defeated the Berber queen known as al-Kahina, and the road to Spain lay open.
Key facts
- When
- 698
- Where
- Near Tunis, Tunisia
- Sides
- Umayyad Caliphate vs Byzantine Empire
- Commanders
- Hassan ibn al-Nu'man vs the Byzantine garrison
- Result
- City taken
- Type
- Early conquests
- Chapter
- 2. The Umayyads
The wider picture: The Umayyads of Damascus
Muawiya ruled from Damascus and named his son Yazid as heir, the first time the caliphate passed from father to son. Karbala followed in 680. Then came the largest expansion in Islamic history: Spain in 711, Sindh in 712 and Central Asia up to the Syr Darya.
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