Battle of Balanjar (723)

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Battle of Marj Ardebil

Khazar warrior with captive, based on reconstruction by Norman Finkelshteyn

Date	730 CE
Location	Balanjar
Result	Arab victory

Combatants

Khazar Khaganate

Umayyad Caliphate

Commanders

Unknown †

al-Djarrah ibn Abdallah

Strength

Casualties

Khazar-Arab Wars
1st Balanjar – 2nd Balanjar – Marj Ardebil – Mosul – Armenia – 3rd Balanjar – Atil – Azerbaijan

In 722 or 723, according to Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Umayyad soldiers under al-Djarrah ibn Abdullah crossed the Caucasus Mountains and attacked Balanjar. The inhabitants of Balanjar tried to defend their town by fastening 3,000 wagons together and circling them around the key fortress on high terrain, but were defeated in the attack. The Arabs massacred much of the town's population; survivors fled to other towns, including Samandar. The victorious Arab army stole much booty and the soldiers received large sums of money.

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Battle of Balanjar

	Byzantium \| Abbasids \| Kipchaks \| Meshchera \| Pax Khazarica \| Radhanites \| Rus \| Volga trade route \| Dnieper trade route
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	Khazaria (c) (t)
	Khazar rulers: Irbis \| Busir \| Bihar \| Parsbit \| Zachariah \| Bulan \| Obadiah \| Benjamin \| Aaron II \| Joseph \| David \| George
	Other personalities: Alp Iluetuer \| Alp Tarkhan \| Balgatzin \| Barjik \| Hazer Tarkhan \| HLGW \| John of Gothia \| Lebedias \| Leo IV \| Papatzys \| Pesakh \| Ras Tarkhan \| Serach \| Sfengus \| Sviatoslav \| Tzitzak \| Yitzhak ha-Sangari
	Places: Atil \| Balanjar \| Bar \| Chersonesos \| Daghestan \| Golden Hills \| Güsliyev\| Kavkaz \| Kerch \| Kerem \| Khamlij \| Khazaran \| Levedia \| Saltovo-Mayaki \| Samandar \| Kazarki \| Sambalut \| Sambat \| Samiran \| Saqsin \| Sarkel \| Sudak \| Taman \| Tamatarkha
	Tributaries: Abkhazians \| Alani \| Arsiya \| Baranjars \| Barsils \| Bashkirs \| Burtas \| Crimean Goths \| East Slavs \| Huns \| Juhuri \| Kabars \| Kassogs \| Lazica \| Lezgins \| Magyars \| Mordvins \| Oghuz \| Onogurs \| Pechenegs \| Sabirs \| Sarir \| Volga Bulgars
	Other: Khazar Correspondence \| Khazar language \| Kuzari \| Kievian Letter \| Mandgelis Document \| Red Jews \| Schechter Letter \| In fiction

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	Byzantium \| Abbasids \| Kipchaks \| Meshchera \| Pax Khazarica \| Radhanites \| Rus \| Volga trade route \| Dnieper trade route
	This article about a historical battle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

	Khazaria (c) (t)
	Khazar rulers: Irbis \| Busir \| Bihar \| Parsbit \| Zachariah \| Bulan \| Obadiah \| Benjamin \| Aaron II \| Joseph \| David \| George
	Other personalities: Alp Iluetuer \| Alp Tarkhan \| Balgatzin \| Barjik \| Hazer Tarkhan \| HLGW \| John of Gothia \| Lebedias \| Leo IV \| Papatzys \| Pesakh \| Ras Tarkhan \| Serach \| Sfengus \| Sviatoslav \| Tzitzak \| Yitzhak ha-Sangari
	Places: Atil \| Balanjar \| Bar \| Chersonesos \| Daghestan \| Golden Hills \| Güsliyev\| Kavkaz \| Kerch \| Kerem \| Khamlij \| Khazaran \| Levedia \| Saltovo-Mayaki \| Samandar \| Kazarki \| Sambalut \| Sambat \| Samiran \| Saqsin \| Sarkel \| Sudak \| Taman \| Tamatarkha
	Tributaries: Abkhazians \| Alani \| Arsiya \| Baranjars \| Barsils \| Bashkirs \| Burtas \| Crimean Goths \| East Slavs \| Huns \| Juhuri \| Kabars \| Kassogs \| Lazica \| Lezgins \| Magyars \| Mordvins \| Oghuz \| Onogurs \| Pechenegs \| Sabirs \| Sarir \| Volga Bulgars
	Other: Khazar Correspondence \| Khazar language \| Kuzari \| Kievian Letter \| Mandgelis Document \| Red Jews \| Schechter Letter \| In fiction

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