Battle of Firaz
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| Battle of Firaz | |||||||||
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| Part of Byzantine-Arab Wars and Islamic conquest of Persia |
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| Combatants | |||||||||
| Muslim Arabs | Roman Empire Persian Empire Christian Arabs |
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| Commanders | |||||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid | Heraclius Yazdgerd III |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 15,000[1] | 100,000[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties | |||||||||
| Low | 50,000[2] | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Byzantine-Arab Wars |
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| Mutah – Tabouk – Dathin – Firaz - Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl - Yarmouk – Hazir – Aleppo – Iron Bridge - Nikiou – 1st Constantinople – Syllaeum – That Al-Sawari – Carthage – 2nd Constantinople – Akroinon |
| 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 Battle of Firaz was the last battle of the Muslim Arab commander Khalid ibn al-Walid (The Sword of Allah) in Mesopotamia (Iraq) against the combined forces of the Roman Empire, Persian Empire, and Christian Arabs. Their combined forces were said to be up to ten times larger[2] than Khalid's force of 15,000[1] according to Muslim sources. The result of the battle was a decisive victory for Khalid, and the Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Campaigns in Western Iraq, "Khalifa Abu Bakr", Companion of the Prophet. Virtual library of Witness-Pioneer.
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