Battle of Al-Anbar
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| Battle of Al-Anbar | |||||||
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| Part of Islamic conquest of Persia and Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid |
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate | Persian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid | ? | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Very few | Few but more then Muslims | ||||||
| Islamic Conquest of Persia |
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| Chains – River – Walaja – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Ullais – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz – Bridge – Al-Qādisiyyah – Nihawānd |
| Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid |
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| Conquest of Arabia Uhud – Trench – Mu'tah – Mecca – Hunayn – Ta'if Ridda Wars Yamama – Zafar – Buzakha – Ghamra – Naqra Conquest of the Persian Empire Chains – River – Walaja – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Ullais – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz Conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire Mu'tah – Firaz – Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Yarmouk – Hazir – Aleppo – Iron Bridge |
The Persian Empire fought the Muslim Arab army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid. Khalid defeated them and then besieged them in the castle of the city al-Anbar. After the long siege, the city surrendered.
[edit] References
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 978-0-7101-0104-4.
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