Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Muhammad

Battles of Muhammad

Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632), AD 571 to AD 632

Muhammad is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 630: 6 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Saudi Arabia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 902 km apart end to end, 150 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (3).

Invasion of Banu QaynuqaSiege of Ta'ifBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynJeddahBereniceAt TaifYanbu al BahrAl Quwayiyah500 km23.483N, 39.592E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 624: 2 engagements2 in AD 624AD 625: 1 engagementsAD 627: 1 engagementsAD 628: 1 engagementsAD 630: 2 engagements2 in AD 630AD 624AD 630
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa, AD 624Battle of Badr, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Siege of Ta'if, AD 630AD 624AD 630
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 624Invasion of Banu QaynuqaMedina, Saudi ArabiaMuslim victory
12 March AD 624Battle of BadrHejaz, Saudi Arabia117 km SWMilitary career of Muhammad; Survival of the Muslims; Start...
23 March AD 625Battle of UhudMount Uhud, Saudi Arabia121 km NEQuraysh victory
AD 627Battle of the TrenchMedina, Saudi Arabia4 km SMuslim victory; Beginning of the Siege of Banu Qurayza...
AD 628Battle of KhaybarKhaybar, Saudi Arabia140 km NMuslim victory
AD 630Battle of HunaynHunayn, Saudi Arabia471 km SMuslim victory
November AD 630Siege of Ta'ifTa'if, Saudi Arabia48 km SEInconclusive

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, Nakkaş Osman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.