Battle of Ullais
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| Battle of Ullais | |||||||
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| Part of Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Muslim Arabs | Persian Empire Christian Arabs |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid | Jaban | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18,000[1] | 70,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| ~1000 | 70,000[2] | ||||||
| Islamic Conquest of Persia |
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| Chains – River – Walaja – Ullais – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – 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 – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Buzakha – Ghamra – Naqra Conquest of the Persian Empire Chains – River – Walaja – Ullais – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – 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 Battle of Ullais was fought in 633 in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). The battle pitted the Muslim forces of Khalid ibn al-Walid against the Persian Empire, who were supported by Christian Arab auxiliaries. The battle ended in a decisive Muslim victory.
[edit] References
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-7101-0104-X.
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