battle, medieval

Yawm al-Mushaqqar

Name: Yawm al-Mushaqqar
Location: Iraq

Yawm al-Mushaqqar was a battle fought in AD 700 in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Arab victory.

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FoughtAD 700

WhereIraq31.980N, 44.390E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArab victory

BelligerentsArab tribal forces; Kinda; Madhhij; Banu TamimagainstSasanid Empire; Lakhmids

Casualties and lossesModerateandMost of the force killed or wounded

Record

Date	AD 700 (year precision)
Place	Iraq 31.980N, 44.390E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Moderate	Most of the force killed or wounded
Commanders	Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib

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.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim AD 701, 6.0 km N
Battle of Ullais AD 633, 44 km SE
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah AD 636, 45 km S
Battle of Nahāvand AD 642, 45 km S
Battle of Burs AD 636, 46 km N

Elsewhere in AD 700

Battle of Tabarka Tunisia

Yawm al-Mushaqqar is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140354673, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Yawm al-Mushaqqar, revision 1370751226, 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.