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Battle of Qarteen |
Part of Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid |
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Combatants |
Muslims |
Christian Arabs |
Commanders |
Khalid ibn al-Walid |
? |
Strength |
9000 |
unknown but less then muslims |
Casualties |
very Few |
Unknown but more then muslims. |
After Khalid ibn Walid conqured Tadmur his army marched to Qaryatain, the inhabitants of which resisted the Muslims. They were fought, defeated and plundered.
[edit] On-line Resources
A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns Lahore, 1969
[edit] References
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-71010-104-X.