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Battle of Ulai
Battle of Ulai was a battle fought in 653 BC in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Assyrian conquest of Persia, which ran from 655 BC to 639 BC. The recorded result: Assyrian victory.
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Record
| Date | 653 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Iran 31.782N, 47.869E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Operation Tariq al-Qods 1981, 17 km E
- Battle of the Marshes 1984, 31 km SW
- Battle of Dezful 1981, 39 km SE
- Battle of Susa 647 BC, 58 km NE
- Battle of the Uxian Defile 331 BC, 58 km NE
In the same war
- After: Battle of Susa 647 BC
Battle of Ulai is one of 25 engagements of the 7th century BC in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872628, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ulai, revision 1370591951, 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.