- The
Mardaites (Medieval Gr****: Μαρδαΐται) or al-Jarajima (Syriac: ܡܪ̈ܕܝܐ; Arabic: ٱلْجَرَاجِمَة/ALA-LC: al-Jarājimah) were
early Christians following...
- the region. The
first of
these revolts began in the year 752
under the
Mardaite prince Elias of Baskinta.
Elias battled the
Arabs in many
parts of the...
-
pressures from the
Byzantine Empire and
raids into
Syria by the Byzantines'
Mardaite allies compelled him to sign a
peace treaty with
Byzantium in 689 which...
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identify as
descendants of Phoenicians. Some
Maronites argue that they are of
Mardaite ancestry,
while other historians, such as
Clement Joseph David, the Syriac...
-
Middle Eastern peoples such as the Arameans, Canaanites, Hittites, and
Mardaites. Many
prominent Alawite tribes are also
descended from 13th
century settlers...
- in Amioun, El-Koura, in 694
between Byzantine troops and
Maronite and
Mardaite Christians. The
battle of
Amioun devotes the
independence of the first...
- in
retaliation for a
heavy defeat of an
Umayyad army
under Maimun the
Mardaite by the
Byzantine Empire in c. 706. The Arab army
invaded Byzantine territory...
- 9th-century
Muslim historian al-Baladhuri or used the
Mardaites to
mount pressure on the Muslims:
Mardaite depredations extended throughout Syria, as far south...
- of
Saint George, a more well-protected site in the island's interior.
Mardaites were
resettled in
Cephalonia to
serve as marines, and
political prisoners...
- and za'im
Suleiman Frangieh as the
Marada Brigade (also
translated as
Mardaite Brigade(Arabic: Liwa' al-Marada)
seven years before the war began. The...
