battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Fakhkh

Name: Battle of Fakhkh
Start: 0786-06-11
Location: Wadi al-Zahir, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Fakhkh was a battle fought on 11 June AD 786 at Wadi al-Zahir, in what is now Saudi Arabia. The recorded result: Abbasid victory; Suppression of the Alid uprising. Recorded strength: ~330 mounted men, unknown number of infantrymen against Over 300.

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Fought11 June AD 786

WhereWadi al-Zahir, Saudi Arabia21.453N, 39.807E

OutcomeAbbasid victory; Suppression of the Alid uprising

BelligerentsAbbasid CaliphateagainstAlids

Casualties and lossesUnknownandOver 100 killed in battle; further executions

Record

Date	11 June AD 786
Place	Wadi al-Zahir, Saudi Arabia 21.453N, 39.807E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	~330 mounted men, unknown number of infantrymen	Over 300
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Over 100 killed in battle; further executions
Commanders	Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi	Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Mecca 1813, 3.8 km SE
Battle of Mecca 1924, 3.9 km SE
Aksumite siege of Mecca AD 570, 3.9 km SE
Siege of Mecca AD 692, 4.2 km S
Siege of Mecca AD 683, 4.2 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 570 and 1924.

Battle of Fakhkh is one of 83 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6403042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fakhkh, revision 1370872171, 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.