siege, medieval

Siege of Gundishapur

Name: Siege of Gundishapur
Location: Gundeshapur, Iran

Siege of Gundishapur was a siege conducted in AD 642 at Gundeshapur, in what is now Iran. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Khuzestan, which ran from AD 637 to AD 642. The recorded result: Muslim victory.

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FoughtAD 642

WhereGundeshapur, Iran32.283N, 48.517E

OutcomeMuslim victory

BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstSasanian Empire

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown, probably heavy

Part ofMuslim conquest of KhuzestanAD 637 to AD 642

Record

Date	AD 642 (year precision)
Place	Gundeshapur, Iran 32.283N, 48.517E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Khuzestan brought under Muslim rule
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown, probably heavy
Commanders	Abu Musa al-Ash'ari Al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin Arfajah Hurqus ibn Zuhayr al-Sa'di Siyah al-Uswari Shiruya al-Uswari	Hormuzan

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 Susa 647 BC, 27 km SW
Battle of the Uxian Defile 331 BC, 27 km SW
Battle of Hormozdgan AD 224, 41 km SE
Siege of Shushtar AD 641, 42 km SE
Operation Tariq al-Qods 1981, 76 km SW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Shushtar AD 641

Elsewhere in AD 642

Siege of Gundishapur is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22815366, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gundishapur, revision 1375415806, 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.