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Battle of Yamama

Battle of Yamama was a battle fought in AD 632 at Al-Yamama, in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was part of the Ridda Wars, which ran from AD 632 to AD 633. The recorded result: Rashidun Caliphate victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 (before reinforcements) 13,000 (after reinforcements) against 40,000 – 100,000.

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مقبرة. Reemnaif1413, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 632
WhereAl-Yamama, Saudi Arabia24.887N, 46.457E
OutcomeRashidun Caliphate victory
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateagainstBanu Hanifa and Musaylima's followers
Casualties and losses1,200and10,000 – 21,000
Part ofRidda WarsAD 632 to AD 633

Where it sits in the Ridda Wars

Battle of Yamama, AD 632Battle of Abraq, AD 632Battle of Ghamra, AD 632Battle of Buzakha, AD 632Battle of Zafar, AD 632Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal, AD 633Battle of Naqra, AD 633AD 632AD 633Battle of Yamama, AD 632
7 placed engagements of the Ridda Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 632 (year precision)
PlaceAl-Yamama, Saudi Arabia
24.887N, 46.457E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength10,000 (before reinforcements) 13,000 (after reinforcements)40,000 – 100,000
Casualties and losses1,20010,000 – 21,000
Commanders
  • Musaylima
Battle of YamamaBattle of YamamaSiege of DiriyahBattle of NaqraBattle of HuraymilaBattle of DilamSiege of DiriyahBattle of NaqraBattle of HuraymilaBattle of DilamAl KharjAl Quwayiyah100 km24.887N, 46.457E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Yamama
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Yamama today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-10-16. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 710 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 683 to 787 m, 104 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 86% bare ground, 8% built-up, 3% cropland.

bare ground: 86%built-up: 8%cropland: 3%bare ground 86%built-up 8%cropland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km698 to 775 mnorth to south, 10.0 km694 to 749 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Yamama is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2456292, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Yamama, revision 1381567456, 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.