Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

Battles of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

companion of Muhammad (594–656)

Zubayr ibn al-Awwam is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 624 and AD 656: 8 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Saudi Arabia (5), Syria (1), Egypt (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,130 km apart end to end, 590 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Muslim–Quraysh War (3), Muslim conquest of the Levant (1), Arab conquest of Egypt (1).

Battle of KhaybarBattle of HunaynBattle of SebennytosBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of YarmoukBattle of the CamelBattle of BadrBattle of UhudBattle of the TrenchBattle of YarmoukBattle of the CamelBaghdadAlexandriaTel AvivJeddahDamascusKuwait CityBeirutIsfahanShirazLuxor1000 km27.165N, 39.530E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 624: 1 engagements1 in AD 624AD 625: 1 engagements1 in AD 625AD 627: 1 engagements1 in AD 627AD 628: 1 engagements1 in AD 628AD 630: 1 engagements1 in AD 630AD 636: 1 engagements1 in AD 636AD 641: 1 engagements1 in AD 641AD 656: 1 engagements1 in AD 656AD 624AD 656
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Badr, AD 624Battle of Uhud, AD 625Battle of the Trench, AD 627Battle of Khaybar, AD 628Battle of Hunayn, AD 630Battle of Yarmouk, AD 636Battle of Sebennytos, AD 641Battle of the Camel, AD 656AD 624AD 656
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 March AD 624Battle of BadrHejaz, Saudi ArabiaMilitary 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
15 August AD 636Battle of YarmoukYarmuk, Syria1,319 km NRashidun victory
AD 641Battle of SebennytosSamannud, Egypt490 km SWByzantine victory
7 November AD 656Battle of the CamelBasra, Iraq1,584 km EVictory for Ali

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, إسلام, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.