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Siege of Ctesiphon

Siege of Ctesiphon was a siege conducted in January AD 637 at Ctesiphon, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Persia, which ran from AD 633 to AD 654. The recorded result: Rashidun victory.

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FoughtJanuary AD 637
WhereCtesiphon, Iraq33.094N, 44.581E
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofMuslim conquest of PersiaAD 633 to AD 654

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of Persia

Battle of al-Anbar, AD 633Battle of Ayn al-Tamr, AD 633Battle of Husayd, AD 633Battle of the Al Hira Canal, AD 633Battle of Chains, AD 633Battle of River, AD 633Battle of Ullais, AD 633Battle of Hira, AD 633Battle of Walaja, AD 633Battle of Muzayyah, AD 633Battle of Zumail, AD 633Battle of Saniyy, AD 633Battle of Firaz, AD 634Battle of Namaraq, AD 634Battle of Babylon, AD 634Battle of the Bridge, AD 634Battle of Burs, AD 636Battle of Babylon, AD 636Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, AD 636Siege of Ctesiphon, AD 637Battle of Jalula, AD 637Battle of Nahāvand, AD 642Battle of Spahan, AD 642Battle of Bishapur, AD 643Battle of Ray, AD 651Battle of Ray, 1224AD 6331224Siege of Ctesiphon, AD 637
26 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of Persia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJanuary AD 637 (month precision)
to March AD 637
PlaceCtesiphon, Iraq
33.094N, 44.581E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeAnnexation of Mesopotamia by the Rashidun Caliphate
Commanders
  • Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
  • Hashim ibn Utba
  • Khalid ibn Urfuta
  • Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi
  • Asim ibn Amr al-Tamimi
  • Shurahbil ibn Simt
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 165 and 1915.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 637

Siege of Ctesiphon is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4118093, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ctesiphon (637), revision 1380475546, 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.