Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Hormuzan

Battles of Hormuzan

Sasanian general, AD 600 to AD 644

Hormuzan is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 636 and AD 642: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Iraq (2), Iran (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 772 km apart end to end, 257 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim conquest of Persia (2).

Battle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of JalulaSiege of ShushtarSiege of GundishapurBattle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of JalulaSiege of ShushtarSiege of GundishapurBaghdadAhvazNajafKermanshahAl HillahKarbalaArakKhorramabadAl AmarahAl Kut200 km32.933N, 46.678E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 636: 1 engagements1 in AD 636AD 637: 1 engagements1 in AD 637AD 641: 1 engagements1 in AD 641AD 642: 1 engagements1 in AD 642AD 636AD 642
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, AD 636Battle of Jalula, AD 637Siege of Shushtar, AD 641Siege of Gundishapur, AD 642AD 636AD 642
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 November AD 636Battle of al-QadisiyyahAl-Qādisiyyah, IraqRashidun victory
March AD 637Battle of JalulaJalawla, Iraq307 km NRashidun victory
AD 641Siege of ShushtarShushtar, Iran424 km SERashidun victory
AD 642Siege of GundishapurGundeshapur, Iran42 km NWMuslim victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.