battle, medieval

Battle of Derbent

Name: Battle of Derbent
Location: Derbent, Russia

Battle of Derbent was a battle fought in AD 722 at Derbent, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Derbent. It was part of Q3621718. The recorded result: Umayyad victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 men against 25,000 men.

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FoughtAD 722

WhereDerbent, Russia42.058N, 48.289E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeUmayyad victory

BelligerentsKhazar KhaganateagainstUmayyad Caliphate

Casualties and losses7,000 killedand4,000 killed

Part ofQ3621718

Where it sits in Q3621718

4 placed engagements of Q3621718 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	AD 722 (year precision)
Place	Derbent, Russia 42.058N, 48.289E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	40,000 men	25,000 men
Casualties and losses	7,000 killed	4,000 killed
Commanders	Barjik	Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah

Placed at Derbent; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Derbent 1173, 1.4 km NE
Siege of Gergebil 1848, 112 km NW
Battle of Ghunib 1859, 115 km W
Siege of Tarki 1831, 120 km NW
Siege of Akhoulgo 1839, 150 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle of Bajarwan AD 730

Elsewhere in AD 722

Battle of Olalíes Spain

Battle of Derbent is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138545680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Derbent (722), revision 1370438665, 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.