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Battle of Al-Anbar

Part of Islamic conquest of Persia and
Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid

Date	633 AD
Location	Iraq
Result	Muslim victory

Belligerents

Rashidun Caliphate

Persian Empire

Commanders

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Shirazad^[1]

Strength

9,000

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Few

v • d • e Muslim conquest of the Persian Empire

Chains – River – Walaja – Ullais – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-Tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz – Bridge – al-Qādisiyyah – Ctesiphon – Jalula – Nahāvand – Herat – Rasil – Oxus River –

Campaigns of
Khalid ibn al-Walid

Campaigns in Arabia
Uhud – Mu'tah – Ta'if – Hunayn – Trench – Hudaybiyyah – Mecca – Tabouk –

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 Roman Syria
Firaz – Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Damascus – Maraj-al-Debaj – Emesa – Yarmouk – Jerusalem – Hazir – Aleppo

Campaigns in Anatolia
Iron Bridge – Kahramanmaraş

The Muslim Arab army was under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid and the battle took place at Anbar which is located approximately 80 miles from the ancient city of Babylon. Khalid besieged the Sassanian Persians in the city fortress, which had strong walls. Scores of Muslim archers were used in the siege. The Persian governor, Shirazad, eventually surrendered and was allowed to retire.^[1] The Battle of Al-Anbar is often remembered as the "Action of the Eye" ^[1] since Muslim archers used in the battle were told to aim at the "eyes" of the Persian garrison.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Annals of the Early Caliphate By William Muir, pg 85

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.

External links

A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns Lahore, 1969

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