الاثنين، 7 مارس 2011

The siege of Constantinople II

The siege of Constantinople II
The siege of Muslims the second of Constantinople was between 98-100 AH / 717-718 AD in an attempt to conquer Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire Army ground and naval fleet by the Umayyads the time of Caliph Suleiman ibn Abd al-Malik and the leadership of Muslim bin Abdul Malik, has long siege of 12 months and was unable to enter [4], because of the immunity walls, and attack the Bulgarians and the intensity of fire, the Greek and pouring down from the city, because of the betrayal of Ilion, who asked Muslims burning the food, and effort Muslims a great effort until the death of Caliph Suleiman and took after him, Omar bin Abdul Aziz, the Caliphate and the request of a Muslim return with his army [2]. May be seen as similar to that battle, the Battle of Tours which stopped the progress of Muslims to the east of Europe for 700 years until the time of the Ottomans.

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