siege, medieval
Siege of Najran
Siege of Najran was a siege conducted in AD 523 at Najran, in what is now Saudi Arabia; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of the Aksumite invasion of Himyar, which ran from AD 518 to AD 525. The recorded result: Madhiji/Harithi Victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 523 (year precision) to AD 525 | |
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| Place | Najran, Saudi Arabia 17.492N, 44.132E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Thousands killed; Ry 508 (Qyẓn 633 ḥim / June 523 CE): 13,000 killed, 9,500 captured, 280,000 livestock seized; Ry 507 (Mḏrʾn 633 ḥim / Jul–Sep 523 CE): 14,000 killed, 11,000 captured, 290,000 livestock seized; Ja 1028 (Mḏrʾn 633 ḥim / Jul–Sep 523 CE): 12,000 killed, 11,000 captured, 290,000 livestock seized> |
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Siege of Najran is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139553050, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Najran (523–525), revision 1385082366, 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.