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Summary
Frankish raids on the coasts and frontier posts of Syria followed one another while the armies were away, busy with the sultans' wars against one another. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- al-Sham (Greater Syria)
- Had participant
- The Franks (Ifranja)
People and things also explored
Strife between the Franks and the Armenians· Frankish seaborne raid on the coast and the truce· the Plague of 'Amwas (18 AH)· Frankish expedition to Syria; Sidon refortified· The Franks appear in Syria and march on Egypt· Frankish fleet sacks Fuwwa on the Egyptian coast· The Prophet's trade journey to Syria with Khadija's goods· The Franks besiege and demolish Qal'at al-Tur
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 341
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islam.museum contributors. “Frankish raids on Syria”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/franks-sham-raids-606/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.