battle, notable, medieval

Yawm al-Buath

Name: Yawm al-Buath
Location: Medina, Saudi Arabia

Yawm al-Buath was a battle fought in AD 617 at Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Medina. The recorded result: Aws victory.

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FoughtAD 617

WhereMedina, Saudi Arabia24.470N, 39.610E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAws victory

BelligerentsAws; Supported by Banu Qurayzah and Banu Nadir; Supported by Banu MuzaynahagainstKhazraj; Supported by Banu Qaynuqa'; Supported by Banu Juhaynah and Banu Ashja'

Record

Date	AD 617 (year precision)
Place	Medina, Saudi Arabia 24.470N, 39.610E
Kind	Battle, medieval

Placed at Medina; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Trench AD 627, 1.1 km W
Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa AD 624, 1.1 km W
Siege of Medina 1916, 1.1 km W
Battle of Medina 1812, 1.1 km W
Battle of al-Harrah AD 683, 2.4 km E

Elsewhere in AD 617

Siege of Thessalonica Greece
Battle of Huoyi People's Republic of China

Yawm al-Buath 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 Q2718136, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Yawm al-Buath, revision 1378149261, 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.