Arab Conquest of Crete

Name: Arab Conquest of Crete
Start: 824
End: 827

Type Event Region Europe Time 824–827

Around 824–827 CE, Abu Hafs al-Balluti led an expedition of Andalusi Muslims to capture Crete from Byzantine rule, establishing the Emirate of Crete …

Timeline

824–826Crete · CreteAbu Hafs al-Balluti organized an expedition from Egypt or the Levant, leading an army of Andalusi Muslims across the sea to attack Crete; the Byzantine garrison failed to contain them, and strongholds across the island fell in succession.
827Chandax · CreteThe conquering army captured the island's main port city of Chandax, establishing the center of the Emirate of Crete there; Abu Hafs proclaimed himself emir, and the polity subsequently controlled Aegean sea lanes until Byzantium reconquered the island in 961.

Sources

Crete, history of https://www.britannica.com/place/Crete
Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century — Irfan Shahîd (2002)