battle, medieval
Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim
Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim was a battle fought in AD 701 in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath's revolt, which ran from AD 700 to AD 704. The recorded result: Umayyad victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 701 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Iraq 32.033N, 44.400E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Burs AD 636, 40 km N
- Battle of Ullais AD 633, 49 km S
- Battle of al-Qadisiyyah AD 636, 51 km S
- Battle of Nahāvand AD 642, 51 km S
- Siege of Babylon 689 BC, 57 km N
Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2949566, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim, revision 1376779211, 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.