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Battle of Sufetula

Battle of Sufetula was a battle fought in AD 647 in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, which ran from AD 647 to AD 709. The recorded result: Rashidun victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 men (Arab claim) against 120,000 men (Arab claim).

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FoughtAD 647
WhereTunisia35.240N, 9.120E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRashidun victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstByzantine Empire; Zenata and Maghrawa
Casualties and lossesUnknownandMost of the army
Part ofMuslim conquest of the MaghrebAD 647 to AD 709

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Battle of Sufetula, AD 647Battle of Vescera, AD 682Battle of Mamma, AD 688Battle of Carthage, AD 698Battle of Meskiana, AD 698Battle of Tabarka, AD 700AD 647AD 700Battle of Sufetula, AD 647
6 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 647 (year precision)
PlaceTunisia
35.240N, 9.120E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength20,000 men (Arab claim)120,000 men (Arab claim)
Casualties and lossesUnknownMost of the army
Commanders
  • Abd Allah ibn Sa'd
  • Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
  • Uqba ibn Nafi
  • Gregory the Patrician
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Sufetula is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12244179, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sufetula (647), revision 1379011549, 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.