battle, medieval

Battle of Muhallam and Sulaysil

Name: Battle of Muhallam and Sulaysil
Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Battle of Muhallam and Sulaysil was a battle fought in 1077 at Eastern Province, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Eastern Province. It was part of Q119873362. The recorded result: Abbasid–Uyunid–Seljuk victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1077

WhereEastern Province, Saudi Arabia22.500N, 51.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAbbasid–Uyunid–Seljuk victory

BelligerentsQarmatiansagainstUyunid Emirate; Supported by: Seljuk Empire; Abbasid Caliphate; Ayyashid Emirate; Abu al-Bahlul al-Awwam's forces (1058–1067)

Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy

Part ofQ119873362

Record

Date	1077 (year precision)
Place	Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 22.500N, 51.000E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Fall of the Qarmatian state
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Heavy; Entire force decimated
Commanders	Abu Abdullah ibn Sanbar Yahya bin Abbas	Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni

Placed at Eastern Province; 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

Battle of Kanzan 1915, 366 km N
Siege of Bahrain 1559, 399 km N
Battle of Dilam 1903, 426 km NW
Battle off Hormuz 1625, 478 km N
Iraqi attack on USS Stark 1987, 485 km N

Elsewhere in 1077

Siege of Nicée Turkey

Battle of Muhallam and Sulaysil is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135903307, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Muhallam and Sulaysil, revision 1384382810, 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.