April 637 · Palestine Theater
April 637
After Yarmouk left Palestine defenceless, the holy city of Jerusalem was besieged and then surrendered on terms. The Patriarch Sophronius insisted on handing over the city only to the Caliph himself, and Umar came from Medina, entering the city humbly and guaranteeing the safety of its Christian inhabitants and their churches in a famous covenant.
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