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Battle of al-Harrah

Battle of al-Harrah was a battle fought in AD 683 at Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of Second Fitna, which ran from AD 680 to AD 692. The recorded result: Umayyad victory. Recorded strength: 4,000–12,000 against 2,000.

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FoughtAD 683
WhereMedina, Saudi Arabia24.467N, 39.633E
OutcomeUmayyad victory
BelligerentsUmayyad Caliphate; Syrian army; Umayyad partisansagainstMedinese Opposition; Ansar; Quraysh
Casualties and lossesUnknownand180–700 Ansar and Quraysh
Part ofSecond FitnaAD 680 to AD 692

Where it sits in Second Fitna

Battle of Karbala, AD 680Battle of al-Harrah, AD 683Siege of Mecca, AD 683Battle of Marj al-Rahit, AD 684Battle of Ayn al-Warda, AD 684Battle of Sala and Salbara, AD 685Battle of Khazir, AD 686Battle of Maskin, AD 691Siege of Mecca, AD 692AD 680AD 692Battle of al-Harrah, AD 683
9 placed engagements of Second Fitna in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 683 (year precision)
PlaceMedina, Saudi Arabia
24.467N, 39.633E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength4,000–12,0002,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown180–700 Ansar and Quraysh
Commanders
  • Muslim ibn Uqba
  • Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni
  • Marwan I
  • Rawh ibn Zinba al-Judhami
  • Abd Allah ibn Mas'ada al-Fazari
  • Hubaysh ibn Dulja
  • Abd Allah ibn Hanzala
  • Abd Allah ibn Muti
  • Yazid ibn Hurmuz
  • Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
  • Amr ibn Uthman
Battle of al-HarrahBattle of al-HarrahBattle of the TrenchInvasion of Banu QaynuqaSiege of MedinaBattle of MedinaBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchInvasion of Banu QaynuqaBattle of UhudYanbu al Bahr100 km24.467N, 39.633E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 624 and 1916.

In the same war

Battle of al-Harrah is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q514382, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Harra, revision 1378650816, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.