siege, medieval
Siege of Wasit
Siege of Wasit was a siege conducted in August AD 749 at Wasit, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Abbasid Revolution, which ran from AD 746 to AD 750. The recorded result: Abbasid victory.
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Record
| Date | August AD 749 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Wasit, Iraq 32.339N, 45.934E | |
| Part of | Abbasid Revolution (AD 746 to AD 750) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Abbasid victory | |
| Belligerents | Abbasid Hashimiyya | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Commanders | Al-Mansur; Al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba; Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi; Khazim ibn Khuzayma | Yazid ibn Umar ibn Hubayra; Ma'n ibn Za'ida al-Shaybani; Hawthara ibn Suhayl |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad 1916, 21 km
- Siege of Kut 1915, 21 km
- Battle of Dujaila 1916, 21 km
- Battle of Es Sinn 1915, 22 km
- Battle of Hanna 1916, 36 km
In the same war
- After: Battle of the Zab 25 January AD 750
Siege of Wasit is one of 83 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 88 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Wasit, revision 1370871134, 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.