battle, medieval

Battle of Mecca (883)

Name: Battle of Mecca (883)
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Mecca (883) was a battle fought in AD 883 at Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mecca. It was part of Abbasid Caliphate. The recorded result: Abbasid–Saffarid victory. Recorded strength: More than 750 against More than 2,470.

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FoughtAD 883

WhereMecca, Saudi Arabia21.422N, 39.826E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAbbasid–Saffarid victory

BelligerentsAbbasid Caliphate; SaffaridsagainstTulunids

Part ofAbbasid Caliphate

Record

Date	AD 883 (year precision)
Place	Mecca, Saudi Arabia 21.422N, 39.826E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	More than 750	More than 2,470

Placed at Mecca; 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

Aksumite siege of Mecca AD 570, same recorded site
Battle of Mecca 1924, same recorded site
Battle of Mecca 1813, 0.3 km W
Siege of Mecca AD 692, 1.2 km SW
Siege of Mecca AD 683, 1.2 km SW

Elsewhere in AD 883

Battle of Mecca (883) is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48728235, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mecca (883), revision 1370269274, 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.